Horned lark

Horned lark
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. alpestris
Binomial name
Eremophila alpestris
Subspecies

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Distribution map of horned lark
  Breeding
  Resident
  Passage
  Non-breeding
Synonyms
  • Alauda alpestris Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chionophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Otocorys alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

The horned lark or shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found across the northern hemisphere. It is known as "horned lark" in North America and "shore lark" in Europe.

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