Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusSturnella (Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks)
- SpeciesSturnella magna (Eastern Meadowlark)
The eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Meadowlark at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there