Scientific Name
Eremophila alpestris enthymia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Eremophila alpestris enthymia (Oberholser, 1902)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Horned Lark
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Alaudidae |
| Genus | Eremophila |
| Species | Eremophila alpestris |
| Subspecies | Eremophila alpestris enthymia |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Horned Lark is a common permanent resident of open grasslands and Great Basin desertscrub throughout the region. It is a rare migrant on the rims in spring, late summer, and fall. There are only two records from along the Colorado River: one at Granite Park (RM 209) on 9 Nov 1974 (R. Roy Johnson), and a flock of 50 at RM 2 on 8 Jan 2000 (Spence et al. 2006). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Geographic Regions Tags
- Park Wide
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
8/15/2016 9:57:31 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/19/2016 4:02:41 PM
Notes
(Eremophila alpestris) * Horned Lark is a common permanent resident of open grasslands and Great Basin desertscrub throughout the region. It is a rare migrant on the rims in spring, late summer, and fall. There are only two records from along the Colorado River: one at Granite Park (RM 209) on 9 Nov 1974 (R. Roy Johnson), and a flock of 50 at RM 2 on 8 Jan 2000 (Spence et al. 2006). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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