Eastern Meadowlark Photo Gallery
Breeding adult (Eastern)
Chunky, medium-sized songbird with a short tail, and a long, spear-shaped bill. Breeding birds are bright yellow below with a black V on the chest.
© Doris Brookens | Macaulay LibraryFlorida, March 26, 2017Breeding adult (Eastern)
Sings from exposed perches such as treetops, fenceposts, and utility lines. Note yellow throat bordered by a white mustache.
© Jack Parlapiano | Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, December 17, 2020Breeding adult (Eastern)
Males sing a flutelike whistle in open areas, usually from an exposed perch.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMissouri, May 01, 1999Not all videos have soundNonbreeding adult/immature (Eastern)
Chunky, flat-headed grassland bird with a long, pointed bill. Nonbreeding birds are paler yellow below.
© Ed McAskill | Macaulay LibraryOntario, February 04, 2021Adult (Eastern)
Forages for insects such as grasshoppers and caterpillars or seeds by probing ground with their shear-shaped bill.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 01, 2002Not all videos have soundBreeding adult (Lilian's)
Eastern Meadowlarks (Lilian's) in the Southwest have more white in the tail, grayer upperparts, and more contrastingly white cheeks than other Eastern Meadowlarks.
© Bradley Hacker 🦜 | Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 03, 2018Nonbreeding adult/immature (Lilian's)
Eastern Meadowlarks (Lilian's) in the Southwest have more white in the tail, grayer upperparts, and more contrastingly white cheeks than other Eastern Meadowlarks.
© Jack Parlapiano | Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, December 29, 2019Adult (Eastern)
Heavy streaking on their backs help Eastern Meadowlarks to hide from predators when foraging or walking on the ground.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 01, 2002Not all videos have soundHabitat
Found in farm fields, grasslands, and wet fields.
© Daniel Jauvin | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, April 13, 2018Breeding adult (Eastern)
Preens and stretches frequently in the morning or following incubation.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMissouri, May 01, 1999Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Troupials and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Icteridae)
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