Lark Bunting
Calamospiza melanocorys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusCalamospiza
- SpeciesCalamospiza melanocorys (Lark Bunting)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
📅 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 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lark Bunting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Lark Bunting sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lark Bunting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Lark Bunting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.