Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae
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. Taxonomy The horned lark was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Alauda alpestris.
L'Alouette hausse-col (Eremophila alpestris) est une espèce d'oiseaux. Comme toutes les alouettes elle appartient à la famille des Alaudidae. Morphologie Cet oiseau de 16-19 cm de long est brun sur le dessus du corps.
La alondra cornuda (Eremophila alpestris) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Alaudidae que vive en Eurasia, Norteamérica y el norte de África. Descripción Sus partes superiores son de color pardo grisáceo, y las inferiores son blanquecinas, y presenta un patrón facial en negro y amarillo. El fondo del rostro es amarillo claro, que contrasta con las franjas negras que lo atraviesan y bordean.
Distribution
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