Eastern Meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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Size |
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9″ to 9½″ in length 14″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Grassy meadows and pastures, savannas |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Mid-March to late November |
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Distribution |
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Common migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Icteridae (New World blackbirds and orioles) | ||
Genus |
Sturnella (eastern and western meadowlarks) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Cuban Meadowlark (Sturnella magna hippocrepis) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna alticola) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna auropectoralis) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna griscomi) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna inexspectata) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna magna) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna meridionalis) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna monticola) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna paralios) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna praticola) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna saundersi) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna subulata) Lilian’s Meadowlark (Sturnella magna lilianae) Mexican Meadowlark (Sturnella magna mexicana) Rio Grande Meadowlark (Sturnella magna hoopesi) Southern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna argutula) |
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| Eastern Meadowlark Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Eastern Meadowlark JMC Nature Photos |
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| Eastern Meadowlarks Craig A. Mullenbach |
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| Eastern Meadowlark, Chirlobirlo (Sturnella magna) davidcaro79 |
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Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009 click HQ |
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| Eastern Meadowlark Portait The Music of Nature |
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Uploaded on May 10, 2010 Footage of a singing Eastern Meadowlark gathered at the Bradford Farm Experimental Station (University of Missouri) near Columbia, Missouri. I particularly like the second clip, which is a study in browns. The whistled song of the male has been likened to the phrase "Spring Of The Year". © 2010 Lang Elliott |
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| Eastern Meadowlark Michael Pancier |
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Uploaded on May 12, 2010 Eastern Meadowlark Singing - Taken in Hendry County, Florida Images © 2010 by Michael A. Pancier www.michaelpancierphotography.com |
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| Eastern Meadowlark Song Trailerpark Chicks |
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Published on May 17, 2012 http://talialongphotography.webs.com/ The song of this bird is of pure, melancholy whistles, and thus simpler than the jumbled and flutey song of the Western Meadowlark; their ranges overlap across central North America. In the field, the song is often the easiest way to tell the two species apart, though plumage differences do exist, like tail pattern and malar coloration. |
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