Loic Poidevin / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) standing in grass, Masai Mara, Kenya. March.

Richard Du Toit / Rufousnaped lark (Mirafra africana) amongst flowering PomPom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum), Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Luke Massey / Javan bush larks (Mirafra javanica) delivred in boxes to Denpasar market, Bali.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans) in song, Oman, August

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans) Oman, August

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans) in song, Oman, August

Richard Du Toit / Rufous naped Lark (Mirafra africana) male courtship display, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, February.

Richard Du Toit / Rufous naped lark (Mirafra africana) male displaying, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, November.

Richard Du Toit / Male Rufous naped lark (Mirafra africana) displaying, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, December.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans) stretching wing, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans) perched on leaf, Oman, September

Tony Heald / Fawn-coloured Lark (Mirafra africanoides) Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. January

Ernie Janes / Jerdon's Bush Lark (Mirafra affinis) singing, Sri Lanka

Ernie Janes / Jerdon's Bush Lark (Mirafra affinis) feeding on ground, Sri Lanka

Ann & Steve Toon / Sabota lark (Mirafra / Calendulauda sabota) on ground, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, February

Ann & Steve Toon / Fawn coloured lark (Mirafra africanoides) perched, singing, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January

Guy Edwardes / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) perched on log, singing, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa, February

Guy Edwardes / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) perched on log, singing, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa February

Vincent Grafhorst / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) singing on a signpost, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Deception Valley, Botswana

Anup Shah / Rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) perched on a piece of wood. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) perched on a piece of wood, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) singing whilst perching on vegetation. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / Rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) standing on vegetation with raised crest. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / Rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) standing on vegetation. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / Rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) standing on vegetation. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Vincent Grafhorst / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) singing, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Serowe, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Jerdon's bushlark {Mirafra affinis} perched, Tamil Nadu, India

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Western singing bush lark {Mirafra cantillans} Salalah, Oman

Mike Wilkes / Rufous naped lark singing {Mirafra africana} Masai Mara GR, Kenya, East Africa

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Rufous naped Lark {Mirafra africana} calling on post, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Winfried Wisniewski / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) landing on rock, Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) landing on rock, Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) calling, Africa

Tony Heald / Rufous naped lark singing {Mirafra africana} South Africa

Mike Read / Sabota lark {Mirafra sabota} Kruger National Park, South Africa, October

Mike Read / Sabota lark {Mirafra sabota} collecting nesting material, Kruger National Park, South Africa, October

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Jerdon's bushlark (Mirafra affinis) perched on ground, rural countryside, Karnataka, India.

Richard Du Toit / Sabota lark (Calendulauda sabota) on ground, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa,

Robin Chittenden / Jerdon's bushlark (Mirafra affinis) Sri Lanka.