Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Perching
Length: 10 in. (24 cm )
This meadowlark occurs in dry fields, upland pastures and grasslands with few or no trees. It delivers its beautiful song from a fence post or high point in its territory during the summer. At this time it eats mostly insects and spiders. The cup-like nest is on the ground and covered with a roughly woven dome of long grasses. It is regularly parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbird eggs. During the winter, the Western Meadowlark feeds on seeds, forms small flocks and roosts at night on the ground.
The four-digit banding code is WEME.
Male |
Agricultural
Grasslands
Savanna
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Western Meadowlark
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-meadowlark
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Western Meadowlark. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-meadowlark
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Western Meadowlark". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-meadowlark
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Western Meadowlark". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-meadowlark
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