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The
Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna, is a medium-sized
blackbird, very similar in appearance to the Western Meadowlark.
Adults have yellow underparts with a black "V"
on the breast and white flanks with black streaks. The
upperparts are mainly brown with black streaks. They have
a long pointed bill; the head is striped with light brown
and black. Their breeding habitat is grasslands and prairie,
also pastures and hay fields, across eastern North America
to South America. The ranges of the Eastern and Western
Meadowlarks overlap across the centre of the continent.
The nest is on the ground, covered with a roof woven from
grasses. There may be more than one nesting female in
a male's territory. These birds are permanent residents
throughout much of their range. Northern birds migrate
to the southern parts of the range. These birds forage
on the ground or in low vegetation, sometimes probing
with its bill. |
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The
Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna, is a medium-sized
blackbird, very similar in appearance to the Western Meadowlark.
Adults have yellow underparts with a black "V"
on the breast and white flanks with black streaks. The
upperparts are mainly brown with black streaks. They have
a long pointed bill; the head is striped with light brown
and black. Their breeding habitat is grasslands and prairie,
also pastures and hay fields, across eastern North America
to South America. The ranges of the Eastern and Western
Meadowlarks overlap across the centre of the continent.
The nest is on the ground, covered with a roof woven from
grasses. There may be more than one nesting female in
a male's territory. These birds are permanent residents
throughout much of their range. Northern birds migrate
to the southern parts of the range. These birds forage
on the ground or in low vegetation, sometimes probing
with its bill. |
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