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Bar-tailed Lark

Ammomanes cinctura · Alaudidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsFeb–Aprmost records
Records9,652in 17 countries
Most seen inMorocco3,590 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Bar-tailed Lark in brief

The bar-tailed lark (Ammomanes cinctura) is a bird of the Alaudidae family — species of bird.

Across the 17 countries we cover it has 9,652 published records, most of them from Morocco, Israel and Cape Verde. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in February, March and April and fall to their lowest in June and July.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Morocco3,590 records · best Mar, Apr
Israel2,859 records · best Mar, Apr
Cape Verde1,311 records · best Apr, Mar
Kuwait482 records · best Nov, Feb
Saudi Arabia359 records · best Apr, Dec
Tunisia234 records · best Apr, Dec
Algeria205 records · best Dec, Aug
Egypt142 records · best Oct, Feb
Jordan141 records · best Apr, Mar
Mauritania120 records · best Mar, Apr
Oman96 records · best Feb, Nov
Cyprus42 records · best Apr, Mar
Niger26 records · best Dec, Jun
Syria18 records · best Apr, Mar
Lebanon14 records · best Jun, May
Qatar7 records · best Jan, Mar
Libya6 records · best Nov, Jul
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.