Bird

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata · Alaudidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMar–Maymost records

Records980,969in 81 countries

Most seen inSpain396,486 records

Red ListLeast concernIUCN status

About

Crested Lark in brief

The crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a bird of the Alaudidae family — species of bird.

Across the 81 countries we cover it has 980,969 published records, most of them from Spain, Portugal and Israel. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.

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

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

Spain396,486 records · best Apr, May

Portugal122,250 records · best May, Apr

Israel87,215 records · best Mar, Apr

France63,195 records · best May, Apr

Türkiye43,843 records · best May, Apr

Greece35,624 records · best May, Apr

United Arab Emirates27,959 records · best Jan, Mar

India27,673 records · best Jan, Dec

Italy13,634 records · best Jan, Dec

Bulgaria11,721 records · best May, Jun

Morocco11,555 records · best Mar, Apr

Cyprus11,172 records · best Apr, Mar

Iran10,307 records · best May, Apr

Netherlands8,728 records · best Mar, Apr

Oman6,159 records · best Nov, Feb

Palestine5,664 records · best Mar, Feb

Kuwait5,384 records · best Sep, Oct

Ukraine5,222 records · best Mar, May

Hungary4,911 records · best May, Jun

Saudi Arabia4,708 records · best Oct, Mar

Georgia4,577 records · best May, Apr

Denmark4,423 records · best May, Apr

Russia4,386 records · best May, Apr

Senegal4,134 records · best Jan, Feb

Germany4,081 records · best May, Apr

Romania4,015 records · best May, Jun

Belgium3,795 records · best Oct, Apr

Jordan3,012 records · best Apr, Mar

Poland2,740 records · best May, Jun

Croatia2,692 records · best May, Apr

Nigeria2,621 records · best Dec, Oct

Azerbaijan2,548 records · best Nov, May

Iraq2,502 records · best May, Mar

Qatar2,391 records · best Mar, Oct

Egypt2,154 records · best Apr, May

Uzbekistan2,072 records · best May, Apr

Kazakhstan2,071 records · best May, Jun

Tunisia1,949 records · best Apr, Feb

Austria1,889 records · best May, Apr

Albania1,498 records · best May, Jun

Serbia1,495 records · best May, Jun

Slovakia1,254 records · best May, Apr

Pakistan1,215 records · best Feb, Nov

Armenia1,082 records · best May, Apr

Czechia1,077 records · best May, Apr

Moldova1,069 records · best May, Mar

North Macedonia1,056 records · best May, Oct

Gambia1,048 records · best Nov, Jan

Algeria948 records · best Apr, May

Mongolia833 records · best May, Jun

Afghanistan734 records · best Apr, Oct

Bahrain722 records · best Nov, Apr

Montenegro581 records · best May, Apr

Slovenia567 records · best Apr, May

Tajikistan547 records · best May, Mar

Kyrgyzstan512 records · best Jul, Oct

Lebanon459 records · best Apr, May

Estonia370 records · best Sep, Oct

Mauritania344 records · best Dec, Jan

Belarus334 records · best May, Jan

Sudan254 records · best Mar, Feb

Finland183 records · best Jan, Mar

Libya175 records · best Mar, May

Syria157 records · best Apr, May

Bosnia and Herzegovina150 records · best Jun, Sep

Yemen145 records · best Apr, Mar

Djibouti142 records · best Sep, Feb

Turkmenistan114 records · best May, Apr

Mali71 records · best Oct, Jan

Chad69 records · best Sep, Feb

Kosovo67 records · best Apr, May

Latvia50 records · best Mar, Apr

Niger49 records · best Feb, Mar

Guinea-Bissau38 records · best Feb, Jan

Somalia34 records · best Jan, Dec

Eritrea32 records · best Oct, Jan

Lithuania18 records · best Jan, Oct

North Korea7 records · best Apr, Mar

Andorra4 records · best Jun, Jul

Luxembourg2 records · best Jul, Jan

San Marino1 records · best Apr, Jan

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.