Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 272 meters (0 to 892 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Sylvioidea
()
- Family:
Alaudidae
()
- Genus:
Eremophila
()
- Boie, 1828
- Specific name:
gibbifolia
- (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Scientific name: - Eremophila gibbifolia (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Specific name:
gibbifolia
- (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Genus:
Eremophila
(
- Family:
Alaudidae
(
- Superfamily:
Sylvioidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Eremophila
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 23 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. alpestris (Northern Horned Lark) · E. alpestris actia (California Horned Lark) · E. alpestris adusta (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris alpestris (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris alpina (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris ammophila (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris arcticola (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris enertera (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris enthymia (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris giraudi (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris hoyti (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris insularis (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris lamprochroma (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris leucansiptila (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris leucolaema (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris merrilli (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris occidentalis (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris praticola (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris rubea (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris sierrae (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris strigata (Horned Lark) · E. alpestris utahensis (Horned Lark) · E. bilopha (Temminck's Horned Lark)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 16, 2007:
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16124263
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2124849
Footnotes
- Mean = 108.870 meters (357.185 feet), Standard Deviation = 72.700 based on 15 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
