Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyIcteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)
GenusSturnella (Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks)
SpeciesSturnella magna (Eastern Meadowlark)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Soberanía National Park

1 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026

9,488 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Eastern Meadowlark

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.

The eastern meadowlark was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the larks and pipits in the genus Alauda and adopted the binomial name Alauda magna. Linnaeus based his description on the "large lark" that had been described and illustrated in 1729–1732 by the English naturalist Mark Catesby. Catesby also used the Latin Alauda magna but as his book predates the introduction of the binomial system, he is not acknowledged as the authority. Catesby reported that "they inhabit Carolina, Virginia and most of the Northern continent of America." Confusingly, Linnaeus specified the habitat as "America, Africa". The type location was restricted to South Carolina by the American Ornithologist's Union in 1931. The eastern meadowlark is now placed... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Sturnella militaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cacicus uropygialis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cacicus cela

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Icterus mesomelas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Psarocolius wagleri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Icterus chrysater

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Icterus galbula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Molothrus bonariensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Molothrus oryzivorus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Icterus spurius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Psarocolius decumanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
2	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
4	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
5	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
8	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
10	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
12	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
14	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
16	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
17	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
18	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
24	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
29	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
38	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
44	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
45	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
46	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Eastern Meadowlark

About the Eastern Meadowlark

Recent sightings of Eastern Meadowlark in Soberanía National Park

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Red-breasted Blackbird

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Great-tailed Grackle

Yellow-tailed Oriole

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Yellow-backed Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Shiny Cowbird

Giant Cowbird

Orchard Oriole

Crested Oropendola

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found