Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusEremophila (Horned Larks)
- SpeciesEremophila alpestris (Horned Lark)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Nahanni National Park
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Horned Lark at Nahanni National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there