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Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Photo by CynthiaMHori
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, stocky songbird with a short tail. Throat, chest, and belly yellow. Black "V" across chest. Back brown and streaked. Outer tail feathers white.

Habitat:

Found in open country, including native grasslands, pastures, agricultural fields, roadsides, and desert grassland.

Notes:

There are three meadowlarks in the photo - the bird on the right shows the yellow chest

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