Skylark
Alauda arvensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusAlauda (Skylarks)
- SpeciesAlauda arvensis (Skylark)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Thekla Lark
Galerida theklae
Woodlark
Lullula arborea
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Skylark in Doñana National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Skylark sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 214 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Skylark in Doñana National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Skylark in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.