Hume's Short-toed Lark breeds on dry, gravelly high ground and winters mainly in the northern and central Indian subcontinent. One bird recorded at Eilat in 1986 was described as rounder-headed and shorter-tailed than the related Short-toed Lark.
The bird documented at Eilat in 1986 was described, in comparison with the related Short-toed Lark, as having a rounder head and a slightly shorter tail.
It breeds on dry, gravelly high ground and moves to lower areas in winter. It is a diurnal migrant that also forages on the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.