NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Singing Bush Lark
Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Singing bush lark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:09:30.717962+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821
- Name authority
- Horsfield, 1821
- Common name
- Singing Bush Lark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae
- Genus
- Mirafra
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825
- genusMirafra Horsfield, 1821
- speciesMirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mirafra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891 | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Melodious LarkMirafra cheniana A. Smith, 1843 | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa Friedmann, 1930 | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi Macdonald, 1956 | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Australia
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Horsfield, & Thomas. (1821). Systematic Arrangement and Description of Birds from the Island of Java. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Vol. 13. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43LMJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.