Jerdon's Bushlark
A species of Bush Larks and Allies Scientific name : Mirafra affinis Genus : Bush Larks and Allies
Jerdon's Bushlark, A species of Bush Larks and Allies
Botanical name: Mirafra affinis
Genus: Bush Larks and Allies
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Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Description
Jerdon's bush lark has arrowhead-like spots pointing upwards on the breast. It is very similar to the Indian bush lark (M. erythroptera) but has buffy lores, less white behind ear coverts, darker center to wing coverts and central tail feathers. Dark centers of primary coverts are prominent, and wing panels are duller and rufous. In the southern Western Ghats, the race ceylonensis is darker and more rufous on the underside and has a longer bill. Jerdon's bush lark has paler, greyish-brown underparts. The song of the Jerdon's bush lark is a dry rattle given from its perch. 
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Jerdon's Bushlark predominantly consumes seeds and invertebrates. Feeding behaviors are not well-documented, but similar species forage on the ground. Unique dietary adaptations are not specifically identified.
Habitat
Jerdon's Bushlark thrives in an array of open landscapes often punctuated with shrubs and trees. Their preferred environments include fallow fields with vegetative borders, scrub-twined rocky terrains, and locations with ample scrub, like bamboo thickets. Adaptable to forest peripheries and scrubby clearings within open woodlands, jerdon's Bushlark is also known to perch in trees when disturbed.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
Its song-flight is similar to that of the Indian bush lark, However, unlike the aforementioned species, Jerdon's bush lark often perches on trees and wires.
Distribution Area
Jerdon's bush lark has a large range in south-east India and Sri Lanka, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 square kilometers. It has proven adaptable to a variety of open habitats up to a maximum elevation of 1500 m. Some of these are forest perimeters, rocky scrubland, scrubby hill meadows and clearings in open-type forests, shrub-edged unused croplands, and thickets of bamboo.
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Larks Genus
Bush Larks and Allies Species
Jerdon's Bushlark 
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