Stark's Lark
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Stark's Lark

Spizocorys starki

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Chobe National Park
1 Verified records at Chobe National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Stark's lark (Spizocorys starki) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Captain George Shelley named the species in honour of Arthur Stark. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
LC

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix verticalis

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
LC

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucotis

<5% · Rare
Red-capped Lark
LC

Red-capped Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calandrella cinerea

<5% · Rare
Fawn-colored Lark
LC

Fawn-colored Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calendulauda africanoides

<5% · Rare
Sabota Lark
LC

Sabota Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calendulauda sabota

<5% · Rare
Dusky Lark
LC

Dusky Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pinarocorys nigricans

<5% · Rare
Monotonous Lark
LC

Monotonous Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mirafra passerina

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

30–40% · Possible
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

30–40% · Possible
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

30–40% · Possible
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Stark's Lark at Chobe National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
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