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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Meadowlark sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Meadowlark in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Meadowlark sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Meadowlark in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
August has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Meadowlark in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.