Horned larks are small, long-bodied songbirds that usually adopt a horizontal posture. They have short, thin bills, short necks, and rounded heads. The shape sometimes broken by two small "horns" of feathers sticking up toward the back of the head.

The streaked horned lark is a slender, long-winged passerine about 7 inches long. Adults are marked with a dark facial mask and breast band that contrasts with a pale face and throat. These features are especially clear and distinctive in adult males, which have a yellow throat.

The Streaked Horned Lark is Portland’s most imperiled bird species with less than 2,000 left. Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2013, the species precariously hangs on despite continued habitat loss and degradation exacerbated by weak regulatory protections due to key exemptions in the ESA listing.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Following a thorough review of the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has reaffirmed the listing of the streaked horned lark as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a revised 4(d) rule.

The streaked horned lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) is a subspecies of horned lark that is a federal candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. The lark occurs only in western Oregon and Washington, in lowland habitats that provide a wide-open landscape with few trees or shrubs and short, sparse vegetation structure.

2024年9月30日 · The streaked horned lark lives in southwestern Washington and western Oregon, preferring sparsely vegetated or bare habitats, such as prairies and fields. Within Washington, they are found in grasslands south of the Puget Sound, as well as coastal beaches and shorelines near the Columbia River.

The Streaked Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) is a rare subspecies of the Horned Lark that breeds and winters in Oregon and Washington.

2025年1月11日 · The streaked horned lark, a subspecies of the horned lark, is a small bird known for its distinctive plumage and unique behavioral traits. As an integral part of North American avifauna, this lark has garnered attention due to its declining population and …

The Streaked Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) is a rare subspecies of the Horned Lark that breeds and winters in Oregon and Washington.

In this document, we attempt to identify landscape, site, and patch habitat features used by breeding streaked horned larks (Eremophila alpestris strigata). We provide this information in a hierarchical framework from weakest to strongest evidence of suitable habitat to help inform where to focus potential survey effort.