This small lark inhabits dry country and is nomadic, moving after rain. Outside the breeding season it may gather in large flocks.
It is a small, pale lark with a streaked crown and short crest, a pale eye-ring, whitish underparts, and a pale bill with a darker tip.
The atlas describes a nomadic bird that moves to areas after rain. It is in pairs during breeding and may form flocks from small groups to several hundred at other times.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.