Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] (Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])

Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi]

Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] (= Sturnella magna) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The eastern meadowlark is a medium-sized blackbird, very similar in appearance to sister species western meadowlark. It occurs from eastern North America to northern South America, where it is also most widespread in the east. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Icteridae
Genus:
   Sturnella
Scientific:
  Sturnella magna

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.167

Protonym:
A[lauda] magna

Type locality:
'in America, Africa' ; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 301.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/186/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
46C3376426395395

Avibase ID:
avibase-46C33764

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/46C33764

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179034

Geographic range:

Sturnella magna magna: southern Ontario eastward to Quebec and southward to northern Texas and northeastern Georgia
Sturnella magna praticola: llanos of eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and southwestern Guyana
Sturnella magna monticola: tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Roraima)
Sturnella magna argutula: southeastern Kansas and Oklahoma to eastern USA (Carolinas to Florida)
Sturnella magna hoopesi: southern Texas (Eagle Pass) to northern Coahuila, Nuevo León, and northern Tamaulipas
Sturnella magna alticola: highlands of southern Mexico (Guerrero, southern Puebla, and Veracruz) to Costa Rica
Sturnella magna mexicana: Caribbean slope of southeastern Mexico (Veracruz and Tabasco to Chiapas)
Sturnella magna griscomi: southeastern Mexico (arid coastal of northern Yucatán Peninsula)
Sturnella magna inexspectata: pine savanna of Belize, Petén of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Sturnella magna subulata: Pacific slope of Panama
Sturnella magna meridionalis: eastern Andes of Colombia to Andes of northwestern Venezuela
Sturnella magna paralios: northern Colombia and savannas of western Venezuela
Sturnella magna quinta: Suriname and northeastern Amazonian Brazil
Sturnella magna hippocrepis: Cuba including Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines; south of western Cuba)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi]
French:
Sturnelle des prés [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi] ( Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi])
eBird version 1.55: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) ( Sturnella magna [magna Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2015: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) ( Sturnella magna [magna Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2016: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) ( Sturnella magna [magna Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2017: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) ( Sturnella magna [magna Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2018: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) ( Sturnella magna [magna Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2019: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) ( Sturnella magna [magna Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2021: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern) ( Sturnella magna [magna Group]) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Sturnella [magna or lilianae]

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: pradenca oriental
Czech: vlhovec východní
Danish: Østlig Englærke
German: Lerchenstärling, Lerchenstärling [magna-Gruppe]
English: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern), Eastern Meadowlark [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi]
English, HBW: Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)
English (IOC): Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)
English (United States): Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)
Spanish: Pradero Oriental, Pradero Oriental (grupo magna), Pradero Tortillaconchile (grupo magna)
Spanish (Colombia): Chirlobirlo
Spanish (Costa Rica): Zacatero común, Zacatero Común (grupo magna), Zacatero Común [grupo magna]
Spanish (Cuba): Sabanero, Sabanero [grupo magna]
Spanish (Spain): Pradero oriental (grupo magna)
Spanish (HBW): Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)
Spanish (Honduras): Cantor de pradera
Spanish (Mexico): Pradero tortilla-con-chile, Pradero Tortillaconchile (grupo magna)
Spanish (Panama): Pastorero Oriental, Pastorero Oriental (grupo magna)
Spanish (Venezuela): Perdigón
Estonian: ida-niiduturpial
Finnish: preeriaturpiaali
French: Sturnelle des prés, Sturnelle des prés (magna), Sturnelle des prés [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi], Sturnelle des prés [magna]
Hungarian: keleti réticsiröge
Icelandic: Stráklofi, Stráklofi [magna hópur]
Italian: Sturnella orientale
Japanese (romaji): higashimakibadori, higashimakibadori (magna guru-pu)
Japanese: ニシマキバドリ, ヒガシマキバドリ (magna グループ), ヒガシマキバドリ（magna グループ）
Scientific: Alauda magna, Sturnella magna, Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis, saundersi], Sturnella magna [magna Group], Sturnella magna magna
Lithuanian: Didysis trupialas
Latvian: austrumu pļavustrazds
Dutch: Witkaakweidespreeuw, Witkaakweidespreeuw (magna groep)
Norwegian: Englerketrupial, englerketrupial (magna gr.)
Polish: wojak obrozny, wojak obrożny [gr. magna]
Portuguese: Peito-amarelo-celouro
Portuguese (Brazil): pedro-celouro, pedro-ceroulo [grupo magna]
Portuguese (Portugal): estornela-oriental [grupo magna], Pedro-ceroulo
Russian: Большой луговой трупиал [группа magna], Восточный луговой трупиал
Slovak: lúčnik obojkový, lúčnik obojkový (skup.)
Slovenian: vzhodni travniški škorčevec
Serbian: Istočna livadska ševa, Istočna livadska ševa [magna grupa]
Swedish: Östlig ängstrupial, östlig ängstrupial [gruppen magna], östlig ängstrupial [magna Group]
Turkish: Doğulu tarlasığırcığı [magna grubu], Tarla Sığırcığı, Tarlasığırcığı [magna Grubu]
Ukrainian: Шпаркос східний
Chinese: 东草地鹨
Chinese (Traditional): 東方草地鷚