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Shore Lark

             In Britain we usually call this species Shore Lark because they are a scarce winter visitor, and are usually found on the seashore.  But they have a massive world distribution across North America and Eurasia where they are not associated with shores, so most people refer to this species as Horned Lark.  Males, like this, have tiny "horns" of feathers emanating from the sides of the black crown patch (just about visible here).  They breed on tundra in the north, but they also breed on mountains further south.  Very occasionally they nest on Scottish mountaintops.  A fledged juvenile was seen in 2003 but this was the first confirmed breeding since 1977.  They vary geographically, particularly in face pattern, and an amazing 42 subspecies have been described.  As I photographed this one high on the Tibetan Plateau it is probably Eremophila alpestris subspecies elwesi.  Its scientific name translates as "desert loving, of the high mountains".  The subspecific name commemorates Henry John Elwes (1846-1922) who was a wealthy English natural history collector and illustrator.
   

Taken on: November 24, 2019

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Eremophila

alpestris

Shore

Horned

Lark

Sichuan

China

Tim Melling « less

Sets appears in: • China 2019

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