Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusCalandrella (Calandrella Short-toed Larks)
- SpeciesCalandrella cinerea (Red-capped Lark)
The red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea) is a small passerine bird that breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and Somaliland. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cape in South Africa. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Lark sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 489 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Somali Short-toed Lark
Calandrella somalica
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
Fawn-colored Lark
Calendulauda africanoides
Latakoo Lark
Mirafra cheniana
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Lark sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 489 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-capped Lark in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Lark in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.