Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
GenusAlauda (Skylarks)
SpeciesAlauda arvensis (Skylark)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park

1 Verified records at Vatnajokull National Park

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

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Turdus iliacus

Acanthis flammea

Anthus pratensis

Motacilla alba

Corvus corax

Plectrophenax nivalis

Regulus regulus

Troglodytes troglodytes

Turdus merula

Sturnus vulgaris

Oenanthe oenanthe

Corvus cornix

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Skylark at Vatnajokull National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	50–60%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	40–50%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	40–50%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
5	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	20–30%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
9	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
10	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
11	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
14	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	10–20%
15	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
17	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
18	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
19	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	5–10%
20	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	5–10%
21	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
22	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
23	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
24	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
25	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
26	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
27	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
28	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
29	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
30	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
31	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
32	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
33	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
34	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
35	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
36	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
37	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
38	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
39	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
40	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
41	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
42	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
43	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

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Skylark

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Redwing

Common Redpoll

Meadow Pipit

White Wagtail

Common Raven

Snow Bunting

Goldcrest

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Blackbird

European Starling

Northern Wheatear

Hooded Crow

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☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found