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Horned Lark
(Eremophila alpestris
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![Horned Lark [Eremophila alpestris]](../../Photographs/Horned_Lark_26460.jpg)
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Common Name
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Horned Lark
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Scientific Name
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Eremophila alpestris
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Order
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Passeriformes
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Family
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Alaudidae
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Genus
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Eremophila
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Species
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E. alpestris
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Length
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16-20 cm (6-8 in)
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Wingspan
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30-34 cm (12-13 in)
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Description
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Horned Lark is a small songbird in the family of Alaudidae.
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Identification
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Pale brown back, Black chest path, Black face path, Yellow or Pale throat with small "horns" on top of the head.
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Nesting
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Feeding
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Adult Horned Larks eat primarily weed and grass seeds, but they feed insects to their young.
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Information updated by
Shah Jahan
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Common Name(s)
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| English | Horned Lark | Shah Jahan | 21/Jul/2007 | | Shore Lark | Daniel Pettersson | 01/Sep/2008 | | French | Alouette bilophe | Shah Jahan | 01/Sep/2008 | | Alouette hausse-col | Shah Jahan | 01/Sep/2008 | | L'Alouette cornue | Shah Jahan | 01/Sep/2008 | | Latin | Eremophila alpestris | Shah Jahan | 21/Jul/2007 | | Spanish | Alondra cornuda | Shah Jahan | 01/Sep/2008 |
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Gallery
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| ![Horned Lark[Eremophila alpestris] by Yoram Shpirer](../../Thumbs/2009/09/01/20090901024443671.jpg) | | Photographer: Yoram Shpirer | | Location: | | Date Taken: 17/Jun/2005 | | Upload On: 01/Sep/2009 | | Rating: ****** | |
| | Photographer: Yoram Shpirer | | ![Horned Lark[Eremophila alpestris] by Yoram Shpirer](../../Thumbs/2009/08/12/20090812121112447.jpg) | | Location: | | Date Taken: 17/Jun/2005 | | Upload On: 12/Aug/2009 | | Rating: ****** | |
| | ![Horned Lark[Eremophila alpestris] by Ravi Namita Medha](../../Thumbs/2009/07/23/20090723111627077.jpg) | | Photographer: Ravi Namita Medha | | Location: Ladakh | | Date Taken: 28/Jun/2009 | | Upload On: 23/Jul/2009 | | Rating: ****** | |
| | Photographer: Daniel Pettersson | | ![Horned Lark[Eremophila alpestris] by Daniel Pettersson](../../Thumbs/2008/09/01/63535928.jpg) | | Location: Skåne | | Date Taken: 13/Mar/2006 | | Upload On: 01/Sep/2008 | | Rating: ****** | |
| | ![Horned Lark[Eremophila alpestris] by Jerry Friedman](../../Thumbs/2007/12/09\834417600.jpg) | | Photographer: Jerry Friedman | | Location: Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico | | Date Taken: 09/Dec/2007 | | Upload On: 09/Dec/2007 | | Rating: ****** | |
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Horned Lark
is found in the following countries:
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