The Indochinese bush lark (''Mirafra erythrocephala'') or Indochinese lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southeast Asia.

Taxonomy and systematics

Following work a decade ago by

Per Alström ''Per'' Johan Alström (born 9 April 1961) is a Swedish Professor of ornithology. He researches in taxonomy, systematics, and evolution, with birds in Asia as a specialty. Alström works at the Department of Ecology and Genetics (Animal Ecology) a ...

, the Indochinese bush lark was split from the

Bengal Bush Lark The Bengal bush lark (''Mirafra assamica'') or Bengal lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Asia. Taxonomy and systematics The differences within the genus ''Mirafra'' are often very subtle and confusing with man ...

to form a separate species.

Distribution and habitat

The range of the Indochinese bush lark extends over a large swath of southeast Asia, and can be found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. The Indochinese bush lark is found in a variety of open-space habitats up to 900 m interspersed with trees and shrubs and has adapted to cultivated land. It also exists at forest margins, as well as thickets of bamboo.

References

Indochinese bush lark Birds of Southeast Asia Indochinese bush lark Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Alaudidae-stub