This stocky lark inhabits highland grasslands in South Africa. It favors flat or gently sloping ground with short, dense grass, and the sexes look similar.
Adults of both sexes are similar. The compact, squat bird has dark brown streaks on the crown and mantle, with dark streaking across a yellow-buff to rufous-buff breast.
It inhabits highland grassland with short, dense grass on flat or gently sloping plateaus.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.