Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusSturnella (Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks)
- SpeciesSturnella neglecta (Western Meadowlark)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Chihuahuan Meadowlark
Sturnella lilianae
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
📅 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 Western Meadowlark in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Western Meadowlark sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Meadowlark in Grand Canyon National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Western Meadowlark in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.