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Eremophila alpestris  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 554256

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Alauda alpestris Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Alauda cornuta A. Wilson, 1808
  
    Phileremos cornutus (A. Wilson, 1808)
  
    Chionophilos alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
  Common Name(s): Alouette hausse-col [French]
  
    calhandra-cornuda-comum [Portuguese]
  
    calhandra-cornuda [Portuguese]
  
    Alondra cornuda [Spanish]
  
    Horned Lark [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825 – Larks  
                               GenusEremophila F. Boie, 1828 – Horned Larks  
                                  SpeciesEremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) – Alouette hausse-col, calhandra-cornuda-comum, calhandra-cornuda, Alondra cornuda, Horned Lark  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris actia (Oberholser, 1902) – California horned lark 
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris adusta (Dwight, 1890)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris albigula (Bonaparte, 1850)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris alpina (Jewett, 1943)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris ammophila (Oberholser, 1902)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris aphrasta (Oberholser, 1902)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris arcticola (Oberholser, 1902)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris argalea (Oberholser, 1902)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris atlas (Whitaker, 1898)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris balcanica (Reichenow, 1895)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris bicornis (C. L. Brehm, 1842)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris brandti (Dresser, 1874)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris chrysolaema (Wagler, 1831)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris diaphora (Oberholser, 1902)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris elwesi (Blanford, 1872)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris enertera (Oberholser, 1907)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris enthymia (Oberholser, 1902)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris flava (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris giraudi (Henshaw, 1884)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris hoyti (Bishop, 1896)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris insularis (Dwight, 1890)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris khamensis (Bianchi, 1904)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris kumerloevei Roselaar, 1995  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris lactea A. R. Phillips, 1970  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris lamprochroma (Oberholser, 1932)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris leucansiptila (Oberholser, 1902)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris leucolaema Coues, 1874  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris longirostris (F. Moore, 1856)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris merrilli (Dwight, 1890)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris nigrifrons (Przevalski, 1876)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris oaxacae (Nelson, 1897)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris occidentalis (McCall, 1851)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris penicillata (Gould, 1838)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris peregrina (P. L. Sclater, 1855)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris praticola (Henshaw, 1884)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris przewalskii (Bianchi, 1904)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris rubea (Henshaw, 1884)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris sierrae (Oberholser, 1920)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris strigata (Henshaw, 1884) – streaked horned lark 
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris teleschowi (Przevalski, 1887)  
                                     Subspecies Eremophila alpestris utahensis (Behle, 1938)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Eremophila alpestris    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Eremophila alpestris, Horned Lark [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright  
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Eremophila alpestris, Horned Lark [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Middle America  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Alaska, Native  
    Canada, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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