Chunky, short-tailed grassland bird with a flat head, a long, slender bill, and a round-shouldered posture. Breeding adults have bright yellow underparts with a prominent black V on the chest.
Chunky, short-tailed grassland bird with a flat head and a long, slender bill. Nonbreeding birds are heavily streaked above with pale yellow underparts and a faint brown V on the chest.
Chunky grassland bird with round-shouldered posture. Note white outer tail feathers, most obvious in flight.
Flat-headed grassland bird with a long, pointed bill. Note entirely yellow throat.
Nonbreeding birds are paler yellow than breeding birds. Note paler head stripes and entirely yellow throat.
Found in grasslands and agricultural fields.
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The Western Meadowlark is the size of a robin but chunkier and shorter-tailed, with a flat head, long, slender bill, and a round-shouldered posture that nearly conceals its neck. The wings are rounded and short for the bird’s size and the tail is short, stiff, and spiky.
About the size of an American Robin, but with a shorter tail.
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