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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
30 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jonathon Jongsma (XC254455). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkSturnella lilianae
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 295,784 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 135,899 |
| Minnesota | 34,295 |
| Alaska | 29,235 |
| United States | 28,842 |
| Ontario | 19,725 |
| California | 12,896 |
| Iowa | 12,788 |
| Missouri | 10,965 |
| Michigan | 8,432 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Blackbirds and Orioles · Icteridae |
| Genus | Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks · Sturnella |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Meadowlark with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.