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 Manuel Antonio National Park
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Meadowlark at Manuel Antonio 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