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Photo by kegressy
Fisherville, Ontario, Canada

Juvenile
Photo by James Thomas
Macedonia

Alternative name: Shore Lark

Eremophila alpestris

[edit] Identification

[edit] Adult

• Pale or dark brown upperparts
• white underparts
• White face and throat
• mask, cap, collar, and ear tufts are black
• Tail is dark with white edges.

Sexes are similar

[edit] Juvenile

• White-spotted brown upperparts, head and face
• White eyebrow
• No ear tufts
• White underparts with faintly spotted breast

[edit] Distribution

Circumpolar, including Alaska and Canada.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Plains, fields, and beaches

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Adults' diet includes weed and grass seeds; insects are fed to the young.

[edit] External Links

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