This lark inhabits grasslands in eastern South Africa, Lesotho, and western Eswatini. It searches the ground for arthropods, seeds, and corms. This entry follows the species split from the Long-billed Lark complex.
The upperparts are reddish brown with dark streaks, and a broad creamy eyebrow crosses above the eye. The cheeks and ear-coverts are pale and finely speckled.
It inhabits rocky upland grassland and grassy shrubland. It forages mainly on the ground for arthropods, seeds, and corms.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.