One particularly unique bird is the horned lark (Eremophila alpestris). Several dozen lark species live in the world but only one calls America its native home. It is one of a kind in America.

The bird was from the Ice Age and still had its feathers and talons intact. The specimen was identified as a horned lark and believed to be the ancestor of two subspecies of horned larks that are ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. “Not only can we identify the bird as a horned lark,” says coauthor and zoologist Nicolas Dussex of Stockholm University in a press release. “The ...

“These beautiful birds are at extinction’s doorstep ... Willamette daisies and Kincaid's lupines. Streaked horned lark. David Maloney / USFWS. Image is available for media use. The Center for ...