Sturnella [magna or neglecta] (Western/Eastern Meadowlark)

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Western/Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella [magna or neglecta]

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Icteridae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Sturnella [magna or neglecta]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
7D31DA2823B0DBC3

Avibase ID:
avibase-7D31DA28

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7D31DA28

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Eastern or Western Meadowlark
Bulgarian:
Западна / Източна ливадна чучулига
Catalan:
pradenca occidental/oriental
Danish:
Vestlig Englærke/Østlig Englærke
German:
Wiesen-/Lerchenstärling
Spanish:
Pradero Occidental/Oriental
Spanish (Spain):
Pradero occidental/oriental
Estonian:
lääne-niiduturpial/ida-niiduturpial
Finnish:
huilupreeriaturpiaali/preeriaturpiaali
French:
Sturnelle de l'Ouest ou S. des prés
Croatian:
pjegavi/žuti vranjak
Hungarian:
Nyugati/Keleti réticsiröge
Icelandic:
Gresju-/stráklofi
Japanese:
ニシマキバドリ／ヒガシマキバドリ
Dutch:
Geelkaakweidespreeuw/Witkaakweidespreeuw
Norwegian:
prærielerketrupial/englerketrupial
Polish:
wojak żółtogardły/obrożny
Russian:
Западный/Большой луговой трупиал
Slovak:
lúčnik žltohrdlý/obojkový
Serbian:
Zapadna livadska ševa/istočna livadska ševa
Swedish:
västlig ängstrupial/östlig ängstrupial
Turkish:
Batılı/Doğulu Tarlasığırcığı
Ukrainian:
Шпаркос західний/східний

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eastern or Western Meadowlark ( Sturnella [magna or neglecta])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eastern or Western Meadowlark ( Sturnella [magna or neglecta])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eastern or Western Meadowlark ( Sturnella [magna or neglecta])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Eastern or Western Meadowlark ( Sturnella [magna or neglecta])
eBird version 2022: Western/Eastern Meadowlark ( Sturnella neglecta/magna)
eBird version 2023: Western/Eastern Meadowlark ( Sturnella neglecta/magna)
eBird version 2024: Western/Eastern Meadowlark ( Sturnella neglecta/magna)
eBird version 2025: Western/Eastern Meadowlark ( Sturnella neglecta/magna)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Sturnella magna [excl. auropectoralis] (taxon group)
Sturnella neglecta (taxon group)

Other synonyms