Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusSturnella (Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks)
- SpeciesSturnella magna (Eastern Meadowlark)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Eastern Meadowlark sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 148 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Meadowlark in Palo Verde National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Meadowlark in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.