Horned lark Eremophila alpestris

Identification Tips:

• Length: 6.5 inches
• Thin bill
• Black mask, horns and breastband
• White or yellow supercilium
• White or yellow throat
• Gray-brown upperparts
• Pale underparts
• Black tail with white outer tail feathers
• Dark legs
• Juvenile is duller, lacks horns
• Inhabits open areas with short or sparse vegeation
• Often found in large flocks

Similar species:

The face pattern of the Horned Lark is quite different from other field-loving species.

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.