Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris - Alouette haussecol Alouette hausse-col

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Alaudidés
Genus
:
Eremophila
Species
:
alpestris

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: 31 à 35 cm.
Weight
: 33 à 45 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a species of bird in the Alaudidae family.

Subspecific information 42 subspecies

Eremophila alpestris alpestris (e Canada)
Eremophila alpestris arcticola (n Alaska to British Columbia. w Canada.)
Eremophila alpestris hoyti (n Canada)
Eremophila alpestris merrilli (w coast of Canada and USA)
Eremophila alpestris strigata (coastal s British Columbia. w Canada. to coastal Oregon (w USA))
Eremophila alpestris alpina (mts. of w Washington. nw USA.)
Eremophila alpestris lamprochroma (inland mts. of w USA)
Eremophila alpestris leucolaema (s Alberta. sw Canada. through nc and c USA)
Eremophila alpestris enthymia (sc Canada to Oklahoma and Texas. c USA.)
Eremophila alpestris praticola (se Canada, ne and ec USA)
Eremophila alpestris sierrae (mountains of ne California. w USA.)
Eremophila alpestris rubea (c California. w USA.)
Eremophila alpestris utahensis (mountains of wc USA)
Eremophila alpestris insularis (islands off s California. w USA.)
Eremophila alpestris actia (coastal mountains of s California. w USA. and n Baja California (nw Mexico))
Eremophila alpestris ammophila (deserts of se California and sw Nevada. sw USA.)
Eremophila alpestris leucansiptila (deserts of s Nevada, w Arizona. sw USA. and nw Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris occidentalis (n Arizona to c New Mexico. sw USA.)
Eremophila alpestris adusta (s Arizona and s New Mexico. sw USA. , nc Mexico?)
Eremophila alpestris enertera (c Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Eremophila alpestris giraudi (coastal sc USA and ne Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris aphrasta (Chihuahua and Durango. nw Mexico.)
Eremophila alpestris lactea (Coahuila. nc Mexico.)
Eremophila alpestris diaphora (s Coahuila to ne Puebla. nc and e Mexico.)
Eremophila alpestris chrysolaema (wc to ec Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris oaxacae (s Mexico)
Eremophila alpestris peregrina (Colombia)
Eremophila alpestris flava (n Europe and n Asia)
Eremophila alpestris brandti (se European Russia to w Mongolia and n China)
Eremophila alpestris atlas (Morocco)
Eremophila alpestris balcanica (s Balkans and Greece)
Eremophila alpestris kumerloevei (w and c Asia Minor)
Eremophila alpestris penicillata (e Turkey and the Caucasus to Iran)
Eremophila alpestris bicornis (Lebanon to Israel/Syria border)
Eremophila alpestris albigula (ne Iran and Turkmenistan to nw Pakistan)
Eremophila alpestris argalea (extreme w China)
Eremophila alpestris teleschowi (w and wc China)
Eremophila alpestris przewalskii (n Qinghai. wc China.)
Eremophila alpestris nigrifrons (ne Qinghai. wc China.)
Eremophila alpestris longirostris (ne Pakistan and w Himalayas)
Eremophila alpestris elwesi (s and e Tibetan Plateau)
Eremophila alpestris khamensis (sw and sc China)

Foreign names

Alouette haussecol,
Alondra cornuda,
calhandra-cornuda-comum,
Ohrenlerche,
havasi fülespacsirta,
Strandleeuwerik,
Allodola golagialla,
berglärka,
Fjellerke,
uškárik vrchovský,
skřivan ouškatý,
Bjerglærke,
tunturikiuru,
alosa banyuda,
Fjallalævirki,
górniczek (zwyczajny),
ausainais cīrulis,
uhati škrjanec,
Рогатый жаворонок,
ハマヒバリ,
角百灵,
berglärka,
角百靈,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Boreal, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subarctic, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland