Summary
Common on any open sandy or grassed areas throughout KAUST. Usually at least a few on the golf course. Common outside KAUST. Males call whilst making soaring display flights. At the golf club males have been recorded calling whilst sitting from floodlight stands.
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)Status in KAUSTAbundance in KAUSTPlaces seen in KAUSTSouth BeachGolf Course King Abdullah Monument Island mangroves Island parks and gardens Waste area between Dive Centre and Thuwal (historic location) Search pictures of Crested Lark in KAUST | Example Image![]() Image from Brian James |
Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |