It has a very wide distribution and faces no obvious threats, and surveys have shown that it is slowly increasing in numbers as it expands its range.

[1] Originally, the desert lark was classified as belonging to the genus Alauda until moved to Ammomanes.

Some have some rufous colour on wings and tail, similar to the bar-tailed lark, but the underparts are a pale pinkish grey and have much more streaking than that species, and the desert lark lacks the clearly defined terminal black band on the tail of that species, although it may have a rather diffuse dark patch.

[5] The song is a mournful choo-wee-chacha wooee, uttered from the ground or a boulder, or during undulating flight.

[6] It is resident (non-migratory) apart from local movements in arid stony areas, and avoids flat sand and will always be found in broken terrain with a vertical element to it[5] The desert lark is not very sociable and does not form large flocks, being mainly encountered in small groups or as single birds.