Fawn-colored Lark

Fawn-colored Lark

Calendulauda africanoides

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Samburu National Reserve

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

405 Verified sightings at Samburu National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
1,644 In all 17 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Fawn-colored Lark

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 →

Sounds

Call0:25

South Africa · 2025

© Dawie de Swardt · XC1069356 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:06

South Africa · 2019

© Frank Lambert · XC515485 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Flight call0:48

Mozambique · 2011

© Niall Perrins · XC185641 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
8 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
16 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fawn-colored Lark in Samburu National Reserve?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-colored Lark sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 405 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Fawn-colored Lark in Samburu National Reserve?

May and September

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-colored Lark in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against about 20% in January and March, the lowest months. Those are among Samburu National Reserve's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 95 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see a Fawn-colored Lark?

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.

Is Samburu National Reserve the best place to see a Fawn-colored Lark?

Yes

Of the 17 parks where we can rate Fawn-colored Lark sightings, Samburu National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).

Where does the Fawn-colored Lark sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fawn-colored Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (405 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.

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