Utah Bird Profile
  Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris

Name Roots: (Gr. eremos, "lonely"; phileo, "love" - ML. alpestris, "alpine")

In Utah:   
by Paul Higgins

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests on the ground in a saucer nest. This species is an uncommon cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an omnivore: ground gleaner. During the non-breeding seasons this species is a granivore: ground gleaner.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in grassland and high desert scrub habitats.
  
How to find:  

|   USGS Profile  (Geological Survey)    |   US Winter Range Map   |   US Summer Range Map   |
  

Occur. (CP)

(See Legend)

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