The range of M. rufa is large, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 470,000 km2. It is typically found inhabiting the dry savanna ecoregions of Chad, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and Togo.
The Rusty Bush Lark is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Rusty Bush Lark, it offers opportunities for the more adventurous birder should the security situation improve. Chad is a very large country with bordering Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, Libya, Sudan and the Central African Republic. The climate is tropical in the south and desert in the north with arid plains in the centre, mountains in the north-west and lowlands in the south. Lake Chad is the most significant body of water in the Sahel. More