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Common Name
Horned Lark
Alternate NamesShore Lark
Common TypeLark
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Alaudidae
Genus
Eremophila
Species
alpestris
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Co, Colorado
Number of Sub-Species
Fourty Two Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Usually resident but northern populations move south in the winter
Preferred Habitat
Open ground including seashore, coasts plus farmland and prairies
Distribution and Range
Much of North America, northern Europe and Asia plus a plateau in Colombia
Food