Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusCalandrella (Calandrella Short-toed Larks)
- SpeciesCalandrella cinerea (Red-capped Lark)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
Fawn-colored Lark
Calendulauda africanoides
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Monotonous Lark
Mirafra passerina
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
📅 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 Red-capped Lark in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Red-capped Lark sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-capped Lark in Moremi Game Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Lark in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.