Skylark

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Skylark in Plitvice Lakes National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Skylark sighting in Plitvice Lakes National Park, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Skylark in Plitvice Lakes National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Skylark in Plitvice Lakes National Park in our monthly data.

Alauda arvensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Plitvice Lakes National Park

17 Verified sightings at Plitvice Lakes National Park From 2019 to 2026

14,126 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026

May Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Skylark

The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis), commonly referred to in Europe as the lark, is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and on the Hawaiian Islands. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 metres (160 to 330 ft). The sexes are alike. It is streaked greyish-brown above and on the breast and has a buff-white belly.

The female Eurasian skylark builds an open nest in a shallow depression on open ground well away from trees, bushes and hedges. She lays three to five eggs which she incubates for around 11 days. The chicks are fed by both parents but leave the nest after eight to ten days, well before they can fly. They scatter and hide in the vegetation but continue to be fed by the parents until they can fly at 18 to 20 days of age. Nests are subject to high predation rates by larger birds and small mammals. The parents can have several broods in a single season.

The Eurasian skylark was described by the Swedish naturalist... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Plitvice Lakes National Park

Lullula arborea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Galerida cristata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Fringilla coelebs

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Parus major

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Turdus merula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Erithacus rubecula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Sitta europaea

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Poecile palustris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Sylvia atricapilla

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Phylloscopus collybita

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Turdus philomelos

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Motacilla cinerea

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~50%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~50%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~40%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~40%
5	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~30%
6	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~30%
7	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~30%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~30%
10	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~20%
11	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~20%
12	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~20%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
14	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
15	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
16	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
17	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
18	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
19	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
20	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
21	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
22	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
23	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~10%
24	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	~10%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
26	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
27	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
28	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
29	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	<5%
30	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
31	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
32	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
33	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
34	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
35	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
36	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
37	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
38	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
39	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
40	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
42	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
43	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
44	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
45	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
46	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
47	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
48	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
49	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Skylark in Plitvice Lakes National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Skylark sighting in Plitvice Lakes National Park, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Skylark in Plitvice Lakes National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Skylark in Plitvice Lakes National Park in our monthly data.

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Skylark

About the Skylark

Closest Relatives at Plitvice Lakes National Park

Woodlark

Crested Lark

Chaffinch

Great Tit

Eurasian Blackbird

European Robin

Eurasian Nuthatch

Marsh Tit

Blackcap

Common Chiffchaff

Song Thrush

Grey Wagtail

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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