Bird

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris · Alaudidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMar–Maymost records

Records2,040,006in 45 countries

Most seen inUnited States1,616,433 records

Red ListLeast concernIUCN status

About

Horned Lark in brief

The horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a bird of the Alaudidae family — species of bird.

Across the 45 countries we cover it has 2,040,006 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Sweden. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

United States1,616,433 records · best May, Apr

Canada290,960 records · best Mar, May

Sweden31,231 records · best Jan, Oct

Netherlands24,900 records · best Oct, Jan

Denmark19,563 records · best Oct, Nov

Norway13,926 records · best Jun, Jul

Mongolia6,666 records · best Jun, May

United Kingdom6,435 records · best Jan, Oct

Russia5,343 records · best May, Oct

Germany4,360 records · best Oct, Nov

Türkiye4,018 records · best May, Jun

China3,981 records · best Jul, Jun

Morocco2,664 records · best Mar, Apr

Belgium1,307 records · best Nov, Oct

Georgia1,090 records · best May, Apr

Iran1,032 records · best Jun, May

Finland782 records · best Oct, Jan

Kazakhstan691 records · best May, Jun

Armenia629 records · best May, Jun

Kyrgyzstan585 records · best Jul, Aug

Bulgaria564 records · best May, Jun

Ukraine471 records · best Jan, Feb

Azerbaijan366 records · best May, Nov

Estonia365 records · best Oct, Apr

Greece348 records · best Jun, May

Poland258 records · best Jan, Feb

Tajikistan254 records · best May, Jun

Afghanistan188 records · best Aug, Jun

Belarus139 records · best Jan, Feb

Romania113 records · best Dec, Jun

Lebanon102 records · best Jun, May

Lithuania50 records · best Feb, Jan

North Macedonia31 records · best Jun, May

Uzbekistan29 records · best May, Jun

Syria25 records · best Feb, Apr

Serbia22 records · best Nov, Jan

Iraq18 records · best May, Apr

Montenegro14 records · best Aug, Jul

Albania13 records · best Oct, Aug

Latvia13 records · best Jan, Feb

Bosnia and Herzegovina8 records · best Jun, Jan

Turkmenistan7 records · best Jul, Sep

Moldova5 records · best Dec, Jan

Kosovo4 records · best Nov, Jan

Luxembourg3 records · best Jan, Feb

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.