Lullula arborea
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The woodlark or wood lark (Lullula arborea) is the only extant species in the lark genus Lullula. It is found across most of Europe, the Middle East, western Asia and the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident (non-migratory) in the west of its range, but eastern populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter.
The former is native to northern regions of Europe, while the latter can be found in the south of the woodlark's range. Their diet is mostly composed of seeds but also includes insects during the breeding period. A comparatively small bird, the woodlark is between 13.5 and 15 centimetres (5.3 and 5.9 in) long and roughly 20% shorter than the skylark. It is a brown bird with a pale underside and has a white-tipped tail.
The woodlark was described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae and given the binomial name Alauda arborea. This binomial name is identical to the Latin name used in 1676 by English ornithologist Francis Willughby in his Ornithologiae libri tres. The woodlark... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 16 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Woodlark sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 234 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Woodlark in Doñana National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woodlark sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Woodlark sightings, Doñana National Park ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 20%), Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Alaudidae
The closest relatives of the Woodlark 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 Woodlark is recorded against all the birds logged in Doñana National Park (114 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.
