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title: "Horned Lark"
description: "Eremophila alpestris — Birds. The horned lark or shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found across the northern hemisphere."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/horned-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Horned Lark

> Eremophila alpestris — Birds. The horned lark or shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found across the northern hemisphere.

- Scientific name: *Eremophila alpestris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 31681
- Wikidata: [Q207249](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207249)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7294](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7294)

## Names

- en: Horned Lark
- de: Ohrenlerche
- es: Alondra cornuda
- fr: Alouette hausse-col
- nl: Strandleeuwerik
- pt: Calhandra-cornuda
- pl: Górniczek zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

US (18483), CA (4220), RU (2772), MX (1274), CN (282), MN (178), DE (173), IN (170), MA (145), TR (131), GB (105), NL (91)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horned_lark

## Photo

![Horned Lark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/horned-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kyle Nessen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10521724

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/horned-lark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).