Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Eastern Meadowlark
The Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sturnella magna
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.
- Sturnella magna magna
- Sturnella magna argutula
- Sturnella magna hoopesi
- Sturnella magna saundersi
- Sturnella magna alticola
- Sturnella magna mexicana
- Sturnella magna griscomi
- Sturnella magna inexspectata
- Sturnella magna subulata
- Sturnella magna meridionalis
- Sturnella magna paralios
- Sturnella magna praticola
- Sturnella magna monticola
- Sturnella magna hippocrepis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- A[lauda] magna
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'in America, Africa' ; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 301.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.167
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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