A small lark of open grassland from Turkey through Central Asia to southern Mongolia. It is partly migratory and is classified as an omnivore.
In Alström and colleagues’ comparison, the heinei clade was on average less rufous-tinged and had thinner breast streaks than the rufescens clade.
It uses open grassland, is partly migratory and is classified as an omnivore.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.