Horned lark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the horned lark lives – recorded in 29 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eremophila alpestris
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	29 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Alaudidae

Where does the horned lark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the horned lark in 29 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Kansas, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the horned lark endangered?

The horned lark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the horned lark?

The horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae, genus Eremophila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Horned lark (revision 1380684822), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q207249 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).