Pseudalaemon fremantlii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The short-tailed lark (Spizocorys fremantlii) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The short-tailed lark was originally placed in the genus Calendula (which was subsequently renamed to Galerida) and then to the monotypic genus Pseudalaemon before it was re-classified to Spizocorys in 2014. Three subspecies are recognized:
Found in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania The diet of the short-tailed lark consists mostly of vegetable material. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Lark sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 371 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.
September to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Lark in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-tailed Lark sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Short-tailed Lark sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Alaudidae
The closest relatives of the Short-tailed Lark that you can see in Nairobi National Park (family Alaudidae, Larks) are Fischer's Sparrow-Lark (about 20%), Fawn-colored Lark (about 10%) and Red-capped Lark (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-tailed Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (120 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.
