Ammomanes phoenicura
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rufous-tailed lark (Ammomanes phoenicura), also sometimes called the rufous-tailed finch-lark, is a ground bird found in the drier open stony habitats of India and parts of Pakistan. Like other species in the genus it has a large finch-like bill with a slightly curved edge to the upper mandible. The dull brown colour matches the soil as it forages for grass seeds, grain and insects. Males and females are indistinguishable in the field but during the breeding season, the male has a courtship display that involves flying up steeply and then nose-diving and pulling up in a series of stepped wavy dips accompanied by calling. They forage on the ground in pairs or small groups.
The rufous-tailed lark was originally placed in the genus Mirafra. Alternate names for the rufous-tailed lark include bar-tailed lark, rufous-tailed desert lark, and rufous-tailed finch-lark. Some taxonomists in the past included the bar-tailed lark as a subspecies of the rufous-tailed lark but the two are now generally considered to be separate species. Walter Koelz designated the peninsular Indian population south of a line across India from Hubli to Bellary and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durg | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Indore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nashik | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bhopal | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Jodhpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Lark sighting in Jodhpur on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 86th most-seen of the 127 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Lark in Jodhpur on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months. That is one of Jodhpur's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-tailed Lark sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 16
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Rufous-tailed Lark sightings, Jodhpur ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Durg (India, about 10%), Indore (India, about 10%) and Vasai-Virar (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-tailed Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Jodhpur (14 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
