Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae (Larks)
- GenusEremophila (Horned Larks)
- SpeciesEremophila alpestris (Horned Lark)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Horned Lark in Redwood National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Horned Lark sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Horned Lark in Redwood National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Horned Lark in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.