Skylark
Alauda arvensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusAlauda (Skylarks)
- SpeciesAlauda arvensis (Skylark)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Asian Short-toed Lark
Alaudala cheleensis
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Mongolian Lark
Melanocorypha mongolica
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Common Raven
Corvus corax
White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
📅 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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Skylark sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Skylark in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Skylark in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.