Bird
Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula · Alaudidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Mar–Aprmost records
Records123,988in 20 countries
Most seen inTaiwan63,153 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Oriental Skylark in brief
The oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula) is a bird of the Alaudidae family — species of bird.
Across the 20 countries we cover it has 123,988 published records, most of them from Taiwan, India and China. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, March and April.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Taiwan63,153 records · best Apr, May
India39,257 records · best Feb, Jan
China6,442 records · best Jun, May
Thailand4,765 records · best Jan, Feb
Sri Lanka2,493 records · best Feb, Jan
Nepal1,641 records · best Mar, Nov
Philippines1,330 records · best Jan, Dec
Cambodia1,244 records · best Feb, Mar
Laos1,131 records · best Jan, Apr
Bhutan614 records · best Apr, Nov
United Arab Emirates575 records · best Nov, Dec
Bangladesh443 records · best Dec, Nov
Myanmar413 records · best Jan, Mar
Afghanistan183 records · best May, Apr
Pakistan172 records · best Feb, Jan
Uzbekistan64 records · best May, Apr
Kuwait34 records · best Jan, Oct
Tajikistan26 records · best May, Jun
Turkmenistan6 records · best Apr, May
Bahrain2 records · best Nov, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.