Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna, is a passerine of the Icteridae family that breeds from south-east Canada through much of North, Middle and South America to north-east Brazil. It is a grassland bird of prairie, pastures and hay fields, and it is also found in farmland where tall grass is left to grow. The species is best known for its yellow underparts marked by a black breast V, with white flanks streaked in black and a brown, streaked upper body. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America, South America: se Canada to ne Brazil
