Calendulauda africanoides
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-colored Lark sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 234 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 174th most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-colored Lark in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Serengeti National Park's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in July.
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.
5th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Fawn-colored Lark sightings, Serengeti National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same family: Alaudidae
The closest relatives of the Fawn-colored Lark that you can see in Serengeti National Park (family Alaudidae, Larks) are Fischer's Sparrow-Lark (about 30%) 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 Fawn-colored Lark is recorded against all the birds logged in Serengeti National Park (234 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.
