This lark uses open grassland in southern Africa. Rufous tones are usual across much of its range, while birds in northern Namibia and northern Botswana are paler.
Across much of the range, the upperparts are mottled black, brown, and gray, with rich rufous flight feathers. Birds in northern Namibia and northern Botswana are described as paler, gray or sandy.
It uses open grassland and semi-arid savanna, pecking insects and seeds from the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.