Melanocorypha calandra
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) or European calandra-lark breeds in warm temperate countries around the Mediterranean and eastwards through Turkey into northern Iran and southern Russia. It is replaced further east by its relative, the bimaculated lark.
The calandra lark was originally placed in the genus Alauda. The current genus name, Melanocorypha is from Ancient Greek melas, "black", and koruphos a term used by ancient writers for a now unknown bird, but here confused with korudos, "lark". "Calandra"' derives ultimately from kalandros the Ancient Greek name for this bird. The bimaculated lark is also sometimes termed as the calandra lark.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calandra Lark sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 241 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 121st most-seen of the 234 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and October–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calandra Lark in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and June–September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Calandra Lark sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Calandra Lark sightings, Doñana National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monfragüe National Park (Spain, under 5%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, under 5%).
Same family: Alaudidae
The closest relatives of the Calandra Lark that you can see in Doñana National Park (family Alaudidae, Larks) are Crested Lark (about 40%), Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (about 10%) and Thekla Lark (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calandra Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Doñana National Park (241 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
