Red-capped Lark

Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park
536 Verified records at Etosha National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea) is a small passerine bird that breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and Somaliland. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cape in South Africa. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Lark sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 536 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ 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
30–40%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
12 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
13 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
16 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
19 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
20 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
24 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
27 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
28 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
29 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-capped Lark in Etosha National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Lark sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 536 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-capped Lark in Etosha National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Lark in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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