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Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

About Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles

The eastern meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid bird, very similar in appearance to its sister species, the western meadowlark. It occurs from eastern North America to northern South America, where it is also most widespread in the east. The Chihuahuan meadowlark was formerly considered to be conspecific with the eastern meadowlark.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2009-05-08

    Burnidge Forest Preserve, United States of America
    Image from 2009-05-08
  • 2010-10-30

    Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, United States of America
    It was hard to get a good look at the bird, and I am basing my ID on the season and that western meadowlark is supposedly a summer bird here.
  • 2013-04-17

    Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), United States of America
  • 2013-04-20

    Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America
  • 2015-05-26

    Nelson Lake Forest Preserve, United States of America
    Image from 2015-05-26
  • 2015-11-01

    El Valle de Anton, Panama
  • 2021-05-23

    Illinois Beach State Park, United States of America
  • 2023-05-12

    Illinois Beach State Park, United States of America
  • 2024-02-03

    Cayo Coco, Cuba
    Seen south of the Cayo
    Image from 2024-02-03