Western Meadowlark

(Sturnella neglecta)

Conservation Status
Western Meadowlark
Photo by Dan W. Andree
  IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

     
  NatureServe

N5 - Secure

SNRB - Unranked Breeding

     
  Minnesota

not listed

Species in Greatest Conservation Need

     
           
           
           
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 

Size

 
 

9¾ to 9½ in length

14½ wingspan

 
     
 

Voice

 
   
     
 

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Habitat
 
 

Grassy meadows and pastures, savannas

 
     
 
Biology
 
 

Migration

 
 

 

 
     
 

Nesting

 
 

 

 
     
 

Food

 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Occurrence

 
 

Common migrant and breeder

 
         
 

Maps

 
 

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Class Aves (birds)  
 

Order

Passeriformes (perching birds)  
 

Family

Icteridae (New World blackbirds and orioles)  
 

Genus

Sturnella (eastern and western meadowlarks)  
       
 

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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
       

"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 Meadowlarks in Custer State Park South Dakota.

 
     

 

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  Western Meadowlark
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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
 
   
 
About

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

   
       
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Dalcio Dacol
 
   
 
About

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.

Western Meadowlark


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.

Western Meadowlark


     
     
 
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