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Horned Lark
| Color: |
Brown, Yellow |
| Size: |
17.25" |
| Season: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
The black mask and bib are accented by a yellow face. Tiny black tufts of head feathers (horns) may be visible at close range. Tan above and white below. Look for flocks feeding within agricultural stubble, or fleeing from county roads at the approach of a car; the narrow white sides of their black tails flash as they fly away. |
| Voice: |
Song consists of high-pitched tinkling notes accelerating in a rapid warble. Call notes are weak, lisping tsee-titi.
Click here to listen |
| Habitat: |
Prefers bare ground or very short grass associated with agricultural stubble, feed lots, heavily grazed pastures, and airport runways. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Many songbirds have curved claws that help them hold onto perches. Larks, however, never perch on vegetation. They prefer to walk and run along the ground. Their relatively flat, elongated hind claw is an adaptation for this ambulatory lifestyle. |
| Scientific name: |
Eremophila alpestris |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Alaudidae |
Adult Robert Herron |
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