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Eastern Meadowlark
| Color: |
Brown, Yellow |
| Size: |
9.5" |
| Season: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
A stocky bird with a round body, short wings, and short tail. Note the black V-shaped bib contrasting against the yellow throat and underparts. White outer tail feathers flash in flight. Yellow-brown, streaky and barred above. The eyebrow and moustache stripes are white. |
| Voice: |
Plaintive, flutelike slurred whistles seeoo seeeyeer. Mnemonics are I'm in the meadow, or spring of the year. Calls include a sharp dzit and mechanical rattle.
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| Habitat: |
A variety of grassy habitats including prairies, hayfields, pastures, weedy buffer strips, and airports. |
| Interesting Fact: |
During winter, the similar Western Meadowlark occurs in small numbers throughout Arkansas. Eastern and Western Meadowlarks are best distinguished by their voices, especially the call note. The Western Meadowlark's call note is a low, bell-like pluk. |
| Scientific name: |
Sturnella magna |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Icteridae |
Adult Robert Herron |
Nest Dan Scheiman |
Eggs Dan Scheiman |
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