Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusAlauda (Skylarks)
- SpeciesAlauda gulgula (Oriental Skylark)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 17 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 21 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Skylark in Bandipur National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Oriental Skylark sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Skylark in Bandipur National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Skylark in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.