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Prairie Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Description:

Distinctive-looking species on the ground, mainly brown-grey above and pale below, with a striking black and yellow face pattern. The summer male has black "horns", which give this species its American name. (wikipedia)

Habitat:

The Shore Lark breeds across much of North America from the high Arctic south to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, northernmost Europe and Asia and in the mountains of southeast Europe. This is a bird of open ground. In Eurasia it breeds above the tree line in mountains and the far north. (wikipedia)

Notes:

Also called Shore Lark

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Montana, USA

Spotted on Jul 10, 2011
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012

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