Calendulauda africanoides
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides) or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-central Africa. Formerly, the fawn-coloured lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-colored Lark sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 122 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-colored Lark in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, July and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 40 mm in January. May has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fawn-colored 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.
2nd of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Fawn-colored Lark sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fawn-colored Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (122 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.
