Thekla Lark
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Thekla Lark

Galerida theklae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Doñana National Park
203 Verified records at Doñana National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae), also known as the Thekla lark, is a species of lark that breeds on the Iberian Peninsula and in North and East Africa south to Kenya. It is a sedentary (non-migratory) species. This is a common bird of dry open country, often at some altitude. Thekla's lark was named by Alfred Edmund Brehm in 1857 for his recently deceased sister Thekla Brehm (1833–1857). The name is a modern Greek one, Θέκλα (Thekla), which comes from ancient Greek Θεόκλεια (Theokleia) derived from θεός (theos, "god") and κλέος (kleos, "glory" or "honour"). The population is declining in parts of Spain, but this is a common bird with a very wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Thekla Lark sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 203 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

Crested Lark
LC

Crested Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Galerida cristata

40–50% · Likely
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark

Mediterranean Short-toed Lark

Bird

Calandrella rufescens

10–20% · With luck
Calandra Lark

Calandra Lark

Bird

Melanocorypha calandra

5–10% · With luck
Greater Short-toed Lark
LC

Greater Short-toed Lark

Bird

Calandrella brachydactyla

5–10% · With luck
Skylark
LC

Skylark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alauda arvensis

5–10% · With luck
Woodlark
LC

Woodlark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lullula arborea

<5% · Rare
Spotless Starling
LC

Spotless Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnus unicolor

60–70% · Likely
European Stonechat

European Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubicola

50–60% · Likely
Cetti's Warbler
LC

Cetti's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cettia cetti

50–60% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

50–60% · Likely
Sardinian Warbler
LC Endemic

Sardinian Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Curruca melanocephala

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
4 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
5 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thekla Lark in Doñana National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Thekla Lark sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 203 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Thekla Lark in Doñana National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Thekla Lark in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.

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