Eremophila alpestris [alpestris or praticola] (Horned Lark [alpestris or praticola])

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Horned Lark [alpestris or praticola]

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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Eremophila
Scientific:
  Eremophila alpestris alpestris

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.166

Protonym:
Alauda alpestris

Type locality:
North America = coast of South Carolina.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/185/mode/1up

Avibase ID:
1386E4F7B07CF4B2

Avibase ID:
avibase-1386E4F7

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1386E4F7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178404

Geographic range:

Eremophila alpestris alpestris: Arctic northeastern Canada to Newfoundland; winters to coastal southeastern USA
Eremophila alpestris praticola: southeastern Canada to central and east-central USA

English:
Horned Lark [alpestris or praticola]
French:
Alouette hausse-col [alpestris ou praticola]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Horned Lark [alpestris or praticola] ( Eremophila alpestris [alpestris or praticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Horned Lark [alpestris or praticola] ( Eremophila alpestris [alpestris or praticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Horned Lark [alpestris or praticola] ( Eremophila alpestris [alpestris or praticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Horned Lark [alpestris or praticola] ( Eremophila alpestris [alpestris or praticola])
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eremophila alpestris alpestris [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

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