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 Katmai National Park
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Common Raven
Corvus corax
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Horned Lark at Katmai 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