Ammomanopsis grayi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts. Gray's lark was originally described as a species within the genus Alauda. It was then placed in the sister genus Ammomanes until re-classified in 2009 by the IOC into the monotypic genus Ammomanopsis. Some authorities still consider the species as Ammomanes grayi. Other names for Gray's lark include Gray's desert lark and Gray's sand lark. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray's Lark sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 108 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray's Lark in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray's 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.
Only Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gray's Lark sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Alaudidae
The closest relatives of the Gray's Lark that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (family Alaudidae, Larks) are Dune Lark (about 40%), Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark (about 10%) and Stark's Lark (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray's Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (72 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.
