Madagascar Lark

Madagascar Lark

Mirafra hova

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Berenty Reserve
28 Verified records at Berenty Reserve
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Madagascar lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Lark sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

Crested Drongo
LC

Crested Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus forficatus

80–90% · Very likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone mutata

70–80% · Very likely
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
LC Endemic

Madagascar Magpie-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Copsychus albospecularis

60–70% · Likely
Common Jery
LC Endemic

Common Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis tenella

60–70% · Likely
Madagascar Bulbul
LC

Madagascar Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypsipetes madagascariensis

60–70% · Likely
Souimanga Sunbird
LC

Souimanga Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris sovimanga

50–60% · Likely
Hook-billed Vanga
LC Endemic

Hook-billed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanga curvirostris

40–50% · Likely
Sakalava Weaver
LC Endemic

Sakalava Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus sakalava

40–50% · Likely
Madagascar White-eye
LC

Madagascar White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops maderaspatanus

30–40% · Possible
Common Newtonia
LC Endemic

Common Newtonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Newtonia brunneicauda

20–30% · Possible
Madagascar Fody
LC

Madagascar Fody

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Foudia madagascariensis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Lark in Berenty Reserve?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Lark sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Lark in Berenty Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Lark in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.

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