Minnesota Seasons - Western Meadowlark

Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy


Conservation Status
IUCN Red List	LC - Least Concern
NatureServe	N5 - Secure SNRB - Unranked Breeding
Minnesota	not listed Species in Greatest Conservation Need

Photo by Dan W. Andree

Description

Size

9¾″ to 9½″ in length

14½″ wingspan

Voice

Similar Species

Habitat

Grassy meadows and pastures, savannas

Ecology

Migration

Common migrant and breeder

Nesting

Food

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

Distribution

Occurrence

Maps


Taxonomy
Class	Aves (birds)
Order	Passeriformes (perching birds)
Family	Icteridae (New World blackbirds and orioles)
Genus	Sturnella (eastern and western meadowlarks)

Subordinate Taxa


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Dan W. Andree
Western Meadowlark... the Meadowlark was just North of Sandpiper Prairie SNA Norman co. Mn. May 8, 2020.

"Western Meadowlark"... It was singing perched next to a grassy region. I have noticed a slight increase of the Western Meadowlark due to a few more grassy or meadow like areas for them to live. Very nice sight to see and real pleasant to hear it sing.


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Western Meadowlark
Allen Chartier

Western Meadowlark
Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

Western Meadowlark
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Western Meadowlarks
Craig A. Mullenbach

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Western Meadowlarks in Custer State Park South Dakota.

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Western Meadowlark
WIld Bird Video Productions

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Uploaded on Feb 16, 2012

Western Meadowlark singing on territory in Wyoming. ©JimZipp.com ©WildbirdVideos.com

Western Meadowlark Singing
Larry Jordan

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Uploaded on Dec 25, 2010

The typical sighting of a Western Meadowlark singing from a fence along the roadway. In this clip you can hear another Meadowlark calling back in the background

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) - YouTube
JCVdude

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Published on Jun 18, 2013

The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid bird, about 8.5 in long. It nests on the ground in open country in western and central North America. It feeds mostly on insects, but also seeds and berries. *Wikipedia

Western Meadowlark
Dalcio Dacol

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Published on May 4, 2012

Recorded at Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, on April 23, 2012.

Song of the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Wandering Sole TV

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Published on Apr 24, 2012

Sturnella neglecta

A western meadowlark singing on a fencepost in the East Kootenays, April 2012. I had to break the video into many segments because of all the noise from the traffic passing by on the highway. And for late April it was quite warm and the video has quite a wavy appearance from the heat (and the fact that the video was fully at it's maximum zoom). Nonetheless, I liked how the song of this meadowlark was captured. Spring is here!

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Dan W. Andree
5/8/2020

Location: Norman Co. Mn.

the Meadowlark was just North of Sandpiper Prairie SNA Norman co. Mn. May 8, 2020.

Dan W. Andree
4/20/2018

Location: Rural Norman Co. Mn.

It was singing perched next to a grassy region. I have noticed a slight increase of the Western Meadowlark due to a few more grassy or meadow like areas for them to live. Very nice sight to see and real pleasant to hear it sing.