This poorly known lark occurs in East African savannas. A 2020 review found that known records cluster around the Chyulu and Nyambeni foothills in Kenya.
A Kenyan field account describes a more strongly streaked back and nape than in Singing Bush Lark, a white throat, and raised crown feathers during song.
Bradley (2020) cites an early-1990s observation of more than 100 singing birds in a small patch of white soil near Kilaguni, by the southern Chyulu Hills.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.