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C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Alaudidae

Singing Bush Lark

Mirafra javanica

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7198 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass
23 g
Diet
Omnivorous
Migration
Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 74

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 74).

DEF 49

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 49).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Rob Nicholson · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Africa & Oriental & Australasia: Sub-Saharan Africa and Arabian Pen. to India & Southeastern Asia & China & and Philippines to Northern & Eastern Australia Habitat: Grassland & Savanna
20 · Subspecies & regional ranges
  • Mirafra javanica marginata

    s Sudan to Somalia, Kenya and ne Tanzania

  • Mirafra javanica chadensis

    Senegal to c Sudan and w Ethiopia

  • Mirafra javanica simplex

    w, s Arabia

  • Mirafra javanica cantillans

    Pakistan, India and Bangladesh

  • Mirafra javanica williamsoni

    c Myanmar to s China, c, sc Thailand, Cambodia and c, s Vietnam

  • Mirafra javanica philippinensis

    Luzon group and Mindoro (n Philippines)

  • Mirafra javanica mindanensis

    Visayas and Mindanao group (s Philippines)

  • Mirafra javanica javanica

    Borneo, Java (no recent records), Bali and Lombok (w Lesser Sundas)

  • Mirafra javanica parva

    Sumbawa to Flores and Sumba (w, c Lesser Sundas)

  • Mirafra javanica timorensis

    Sawu (w of Timor) and Timor (e Lesser Sundas)

  • Mirafra javanica aliena

    ne, sc, se New Guinea

  • Mirafra javanica woodwardi

    w WA (nw Australia)

  • Mirafra javanica halli

    nc WA (nw Australia)

  • Mirafra javanica forresti

    ne WA (nc Australia)

  • Mirafra javanica melvillensis

    Bathurst and Melville is. (Tiwi Is., n of NT; nc Australia)

  • Mirafra javanica soderbergi

    Top End, n NT (nc Australia)

  • Mirafra javanica rufescens

    sc NT and ne SA to w QLD (ec Australia)

  • Mirafra javanica athertonensis

    ne Australia

  • Mirafra javanica horsfieldii

    Cape York Pen. (except far n), ne QLD to VIC and e SA (ne to se Australia)

  • Mirafra javanica secunda

    se SA (sc Australia)

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Mirafra javanica

Which family does it belong to?

Larks (Alaudidae)

Where is it found?

Africa & Oriental & Australasia: Sub-Saharan Africa and Arabian Pen. to India & Southeastern Asia & China & and Philippines to Northern & Eastern Australia

Sources & credits

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