The Jerdon's Bushlark is a lark

Lark

Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. All species occur in the Old World, and in northern and eastern Australia; only one, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America, where it is called the Horned Lark...

 of the open countryside found in southern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. This species was earlier considered a subspecies of the Rufous-winged Bushlark

Rufous-winged Bushlark

The Rufous-winged Bush Lark is a small passerine bird.- Description :It is short-tailed and has a strong stout bill. In size it is not as long as the Skylark, measuring about 15 centimeters...

 (M. assamica). However recent studies of differences in call and distribution have led to it being treated as a full species.

Description

M. affinis has arrowhead like spots pointing upwards on the breast. It is very similar to the Indian Bushlark

Indian Bushlark

The Indian Bush Lark, Indian Bushlark or Red-winged Bushlark is a species of bushlark found in South Asia mainly in India.-Description:...

 (M. erythroptera) but has buffy lores, less white behind ear coverts, darker centre to wing coverts and central tail feathers. Dark centres of primary coverts are prominent, and wing panels are duller and rufous. In southern Western Ghats

Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...

 race ceylonensis is darker and more rufous on the underside and a longer bill.

Range

M. affinis has a large range in south-east India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 square km.

Habitat

It has proven adaptable to a variety of open habitats up to a maximum elevation of 1500m. 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

Bamboo

Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....

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Habits

Its song-flight is indistinguishable from that of Indian Bushlark

Indian Bushlark

The Indian Bush Lark, Indian Bushlark or Red-winged Bushlark is a species of bushlark found in South Asia mainly in India.-Description:...

, However, unlike the Indian Bushlark

Indian Bushlark

The Indian Bush Lark, Indian Bushlark or Red-winged Bushlark is a species of bushlark found in South Asia mainly in India.-Description:...

, Jerdon's Bushlark often perches on trees and wires.