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Scientific Name
Eremophila alpestris occidentalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Eremophila alpestris occidentalis (McCall, 1851)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Horned Lark
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyAlaudidae
GenusEremophila
SpeciesEremophila alpestris
SubspeciesEremophila alpestris occidentalis
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). Conditions may vary among subspecies. 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 4:03:10 PM
Notes
For (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). Conditions may vary among subspecies. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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