Singing Bush Lark (Mirafra cantillans)
About the Singing Bush Lark
The singing bush lark or Horsfield's bush lark (Mirafra javanica) is a species of lark which inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia and much of Southeast Asia. It was described by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield. The singing bush lark was formally described in 1821 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield from a specimen collected on the island of Java. He placed the lark in the genus Mirafra and coined the binomial name Mirafra javanica.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 47 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Horsfield's Bush LarkMirafra javanicarecording
- Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinarecording
- Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.