---
title: "Alondra de Jerdon"
description: "Plocealauda affinis — Aves. Jerdon's bush lark (Plocealauda affinis) or Jerdon's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in south Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/jerdon-s-bushlark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alondra de Jerdon

> Plocealauda affinis — Aves. Jerdon's bush lark (Plocealauda affinis) or Jerdon's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in south Asia.

- Scientific name: *Plocealauda affinis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2177
- iNaturalist taxon: [1583799](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1583799)

## Names

- en: Jerdon's Bushlark
- de: Jerdonlerche
- es: Alondra de Jerdon
- fr: Alouette du Deccan

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1215), LK (374)

## Summary

Jerdon's bush lark (Plocealauda affinis) or Jerdon's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in south Asia. This was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra and considered as a subspecies of Mirafra assamica and termed as the Madras bushlark. Two other species in the complex include Mirafra marionae and Mirafra microptera. Jerdon's bush lark is typically very pale on the underside

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerdon%27s_bush_lark

## Photo

![Alondra de Jerdon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jerdon-s-bushlark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251549416

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jerdon-s-bushlark?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).