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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American PipitAnthus rubescens
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueii
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
Temminck's LarkEremophila bilopha
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,382,112 |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 174,821 |
| New York | 150,042 |
| Alaska | 133,011 |
| Ohio | 88,739 |
| Illinois | 76,558 |
| Wisconsin | 75,583 |
| Texas | 71,945 |
| Missouri | 68,893 |
| Minnesota | 63,924 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Larks · Alaudidae |
| Genus | Horned Larks · Eremophila |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Horned Lark with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.