Bengal Bushlark (Mirafra assamica) - BirdLife species factsheet

Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Alström, P. 1998. Taxonomy of the Mirafra assamica complex. Forktail 13: 97-107.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2013	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2006	Least Concern
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	26 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,750,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.88 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as widespread and locally common (de Juana et al. 2004). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Bangladesh	extant	native	yes
Bhutan	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native	yes
Myanmar	extant	native	yes
Nepal	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
India	Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary and Maniyari Reservoir
India	Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve
Nepal	Barandabhar forests and wetlands
Nepal	Bardia National Park
Nepal	Chitwan National Park
Nepal	Dang Deukhuri foothill forests and west Rapti wetlands
Nepal	Dharan forests
Nepal	Farmlands in Lumbini area
Nepal	Ghodaghodi Lake
Nepal	Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and Koshi Barrage
Nepal	Parsa Wildlife Reserve
Nepal	Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 630 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bengal-bushlark-mirafra-assamica on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.