horned lark
The standard American English name for Eremophila alpestris, a widespread North American songbird recognized by the small black 'horns' or feather tufts on its head.
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The standard American English name for Eremophila alpestris, a widespread North American songbird recognized by the small black 'horns' or feather tufts on its head. Found across open habitats from Arctic tundra to desert. The name is standard ornithological and common-usage English rather than slang.
A small flock of horned larks scattered from the roadside as the car slowed down.
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(US) A lark, , with distinctive facial markings.
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(UK) A horned lark ().
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The British name for what North Americans call the horned lark (Eremophila alpestris), a small ground-dwelling bird that visits British shores in winter. The British name reflects where the bird is typically seen in the UK — along coastal shorelines and shingle beaches. The species is the same; only the common name differs.
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