Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusAlauda (Skylarks)
- SpeciesAlauda gulgula (Oriental Skylark)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
📅 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 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 17 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 21 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Skylark in Sundarbans National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Oriental Skylark sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Skylark in Sundarbans National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Skylark in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.