Species Profile

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

Banding code: EAME

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Species Profile

Species notes

Alauda magna Linnaeus, 1758 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.

Scientific nameSturnella magna
FamilyTroupials and Allies
OrderPasseriformes
Conservation statusNear Threatened

Photo Collection Overview

Photo capture coverage for this species.

Latest captureMarch 19, 2026
Earliest captureMarch 19, 2026
Locations1 tagged

Image Details

Metadata extracted from the camera files.

Eastern Meadowlark photograph 1
Captured
Camera
Canon Canon EOS R7
Lens
RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
Exposure
1/1250 s
Aperture
f/9
ISO
800
Focal length
500 mm
Dimensions
3961 × 2643
Megapixels
10.5
File size
2.6 MB