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Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestrisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Larks (Alaudidae)
Horned Lark (enthymia) Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Chestnut brown.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Crested or plumed, Unique pattern
  • Crown Color: Pale Brown
  • Forehead Color: Pale yellow to white with black edging.
  • Nape Color: Pale Brown
  • Throat Color: Pale yellow to white with black bib.
  • Cere color: No Data
Horned Lark (enthymia) Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 18-20 cm (7-8 in)
  • Weight: 31 g (1.1 oz)
  • Size: Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color Primary: White, Brown
  • Underparts: White with buff wash.
  • Upperparts: Pale Brown
  • Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Horned Lark (enthymia) Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: After each wing beat folds wing feathers close to body.
  • Wingspan Range: 32-36 cm (12.5-14 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black with white outer feathers.
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Gray
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Family
Species Eremophila alpestris
Length7 - 8 Inches
Wingspan13.25 Inches

Horned Lark

Horned Lark: Medium-sized lark with pale or dark brown upperparts and white underparts. Face and throat are pale yellow to white and mask, cap, and ear tufts are black. Tail is dark with white edges. Forages on ground, usually in open fields. Eats seeds, grains, insects and small mollusks.

● Song: "pit-wit,wee-pit,pit-wee", "tsee-tete", "zeet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Horned Lark: Eats mostly seeds, insects, and small mollusks; forages in agricultural areas, often standing and walking on roadways.

● Breeding & nesting: Horned Lark: Two to five gray or green eggs spotted with brown are laid in a nest made of grass lined with feathers and soft materials and built in a shallow depression, natural or dug by the female. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out mostly by the female.

● Similar species: Horned Lark: American Pipit has gray upperparts, brown-streaked white underparts, dark gray-brown tail with white outer tail feathers, and lacks horns and black bib.

Flight Pattern

After each wing beat folds wing feathers close to body.
Horned Lark (enthymia) Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Horned Lark: Breeds in Alaska and Canadian Arctic, coastal Canada, and south throughout all of the U.S. except southeast. Spends winters from southern Canada southward; also found in Eurasia. Preferred habitats include plains, fields, airports, and beaches.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
Population
MigrationMigratory
Weight1.1 Ounces