Jerdon's Bush Lark

Description:

M. affinis(Jerdon's Bush Lark) arrowhead like spots pointing upwards on the breast. It is very similar to the Indian Bush Lark (M. erythroptera) but has buffy lores, less white behind ear coverts, darker centre to wing coverts and central tail feathers. Dark centres of primary coverts are prominent, and wing panels are duller and rufous. In southern Western Ghats race ceylonensis is darker and more rufous on the underside and a longer bill. Source: Wikipedia

Habitat:

M. affinis( Jerdon's Bush Lark) has a large range in south-east India and Sri Lanka, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 square km. It has proven adaptable to a variety of open habitats up to a maximum elevation of 1500m. Some of these are forest perimeters, rocky scrubland, scrubby hill meadows and clearings in open-type forests, shrub-edged unused croplands, and thickets of bamboo. Source: Wikipedia