Pseudalaemon fremantlii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Lark sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 319th most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Lark in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in July.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Short-tailed Lark sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Alaudidae
The closest relatives of the Short-tailed Lark that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (family Alaudidae, Larks) are Fischer's Sparrow-Lark (about 30%) and Red-capped Lark (about 30%), 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (60 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.
