Red-capped Lark

Where to see

Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea

Etosha National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-capped Lark during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
3 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Red-capped Lark?

Etosha National Park

In Etosha National Park, Namibia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Lark sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Red-capped Lark?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are September–October and December in Etosha National Park (about 60%), April in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 40%) and January, September and November in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-capped Lark on a given day. Each park's Red-capped Lark page has the full month-by-month chart.