Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusCalendulauda (Calendulauda Larks)
- SpeciesCalendulauda sabota (Sabota Lark)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Fawn-colored Lark
Calendulauda africanoides
Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
Stark's Lark
Spizocorys starki
Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis
Pink-billed Lark
Spizocorys conirostris
Monotonous Lark
Mirafra passerina
Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
📅 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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sabota Lark in Etosha National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Sabota Lark sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 594 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sabota Lark in Etosha National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sabota Lark in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.