Horned lark
| Horned lark Temporal range:
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| E. a. hoyti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. alpestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila alpestris | |
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| Distribution map of horned lark Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding
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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 for distinctive feathers on the heads of the male birds in summer, and as "shore lark" in Europe because it can be found on shorelines in the winter.