Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusAlauda (Skylarks)
- SpeciesAlauda gulgula (Oriental Skylark)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
📅 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 Wilpattu National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Oriental Skylark sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Skylark in Wilpattu National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Skylark in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.