Passeriformes > Alaudidae. Female + 4. Pale gray to greenish white, blotched and spotted with brown. Female + 4. Identification.

Eggs. Eremophila alpestris. Runs along ground in open areas, often barren ground with little to no vegetation. Male + 4. "Not only can we identify the bird as a horned lark. Male + 4. POWERED BY MERLIN.

3-4, sometimes 2-5. Small, sparrowlike bird with a long body and a small bill. The "horns" of the Horned Lark are little tufts of feathers, visible only at close range. Overview; ID info; Life History; Maps; Sounds; Male. Listen +9 more audio recordings. Horned Lark.

Sign in to see your badges. Except when nesting, usually forages in flocks. Males have a black mask and variable amounts of yellow on the head and throat. Horned Lark. Photo Gallery < > Feeding Behavior. Juvenile + 4. Forages entirely by walking and running on the ground, picking up items from ground or from plants low enough to reach.

Horned Larks are small birds that live in large, empty fields—and they’re roughly the same color and size as a clod of dirt. Brownish above and pale below with a black chest band. Overview; ID Info; Life History; Maps; Sounds; Horned Lark Identification. Male + 4.

To find them, look for the barest ground around and scan the ground carefully, watching for movement or for the birds to turn their black-and-yellow faces toward you. Habitat + 4. The analyses reveal that the bird is a 46 000-year-old female horned lark.