Rufous Songlark
Megalurus mathewsi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLocustellidae (Grassbirds and Allies)
- GenusMegalurus
- SpeciesMegalurus mathewsi (Rufous Songlark)
The rufous songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi) is a species in the family Locustellidae endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Songlark sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Brown Songlark
Megalurus cruralis
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Songlark in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Songlark sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous Songlark in Ningaloo Marine Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Songlark in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.