Mirafra javanica (Singing Bush Lark)

Singing Bush Lark

Mirafra javanica Horsfield, T 1821

Horsfield's bush lark is a species of lark which inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia and much of Southeast Asia. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Mirafra
Scientific:
  Mirafra javanica

Original description

Citation:
Horsfield, T 1821

Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13, pt.1 p.159

Protonym:
Mirafra Javanica

Type locality:
? Java.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13692#page/178/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5BFC242DE6E8C7E6

Avibase ID:
avibase-5BFC242D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5BFC242D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561156

English:
Horsfield's Bushlark
Azerbaijani:
Yava kol torağayı
Bulgarian:
Обикновена храстова чучулига
Bengali:
আগ্গিন
Catalan:
alosa australàsica
Czech:
skřivan australasijský
Danish:
Sangbusklærke
German:
Horsfieldlerche
Esperanto:
java alaŭdo
Spanish:
Alondra de Java
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra de Java
Estonian:
ida-rohtlalõoke
Finnish:
riisisavannikiuru
French:
Alouette de Java
Hebrew:
עפרושיח רונן
Croatian:
riđokrila ševa
Hungarian:
énekes bokorpacsirta
Indonesian:
Branjangan jawa
Icelandic:
Jövulævirki
Italian:
Allodola australasiatica
Japanese:
ヤブヒバリ
Lithuanian:
javinis krūmyninis vieversys
Nepali:
गाइने भारद्वाज
Dutch:
Oosterse Struikleeuwerik
Norwegian:
australlerke
Polish:
skowroniec śpiewny
Portuguese:
cotovia-australasiática
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-javanesa
Russian:
Яванский (кустарниковый) жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok škoricový
Slovenian:
Pojoči šrklec
Serbian:
Pevajuća ševa
Swedish:
australisk lärka
Thai:
นกจาบฝนเสียงใส
Turkish:
Cava Toygarı
Ukrainian:
Фірлюк яванський
Chinese:
歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
歌百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Australasian or Singing Lark ( Mirafra [javanica or cantillans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Australasian or Singing Lark ( Mirafra [javanica or cantillans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Australasian or Singing Lark ( Mirafra [javanica or cantillans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Australasian or Singing Lark ( Mirafra [javanica or cantillans])
Avilist 2025: Singing Bush Lark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica)
Clements, version 2022: Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Horsfield's Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Horsfield's Bush Lark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Singing Bush Lark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Singing Bush Lark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Singing Bush Lark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Singing Bush Lark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Singing Bushlark ( Mirafra javanica) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Mirafra javanica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mirafra javanica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mirafra javanica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Mirafra [javanica or passerina] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other related concepts

Mirafra javanica [javanica] or Plocealauda erythroptera (taxon group)
Plocealauda erythrocephala or Mirafra javanica (taxon group)

Other synonyms