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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Lark sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
Sclater's Lark
Spizocorys sclateri
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
Stark's Lark
Spizocorys starki
Monotonous Lark
Mirafra passerina
Karoo Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda subcoronata
Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Fawn-colored Lark
Calendulauda africanoides
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix australis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-capped Lark in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Lark sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-capped Lark in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Lark in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.