Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusCalandrella (Calandrella Short-toed Larks)
- SpeciesCalandrella cinerea (Red-capped Lark)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
Fawn-colored Lark
Calendulauda africanoides
Pink-billed Lark
Spizocorys conirostris
Stark's Lark
Spizocorys starki
Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Monotonous Lark
Mirafra passerina
Karoo Lark
Calendulauda albescens
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Social Weaver
Philetairus socius
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-capped Lark at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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