Certhilauda semitorquata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The eastern long-billed lark (Certhilauda semitorquata), also known as the Kaffrarian long-billed lark or Eastern longbill, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Some authorities consider the eastern long-billed lark to be a subspecies of the Cape long-billed lark. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Long-billed Lark sighting in Golden Gate Highlands National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 108 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Long-billed Lark in Golden Gate Highlands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and September, the lowest months. Those are among Golden Gate Highlands National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in January. March has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Long-billed 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.
Only Golden Gate Highlands National Park, in our data
Golden Gate Highlands National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Long-billed Lark sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Long-billed Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (11 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.
