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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Horned Lark sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Horned Lark in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Horned Lark sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Horned Lark in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
November has the highest sighting rate for Horned Lark in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.