Emberiza impetuani
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae, which is native to south-western Africa. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Lark-like bunting - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Lark-like bunting Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lark-like Bunting sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lark-like Bunting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lark-like Bunting sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Lark-like Bunting sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 30%), Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 20%) and Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Lark-like Bunting that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Cape Sparrow (about 80%), Familiar Chat (about 60%) and Pied Crow (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lark-like Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (84 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.
