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 Masaya Volcano National Park
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Meadowlark at Masaya Volcano 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