Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusSturnella (Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks)
- SpeciesSturnella magna (Eastern Meadowlark)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
📅 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Eastern Meadowlark sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 840 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Meadowlark in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Meadowlark in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.