Birds:
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Common Name: Western Meadowlark | ||||
| Species: Sturnella Neglecta | |||||
| Type: songbird | |||||
| Description: 8 1/2-11" (22-28 cm). Robin-sized. Streaked brown above, bright yellow below, with a bold black V on breast. Very similar to Eastern Meadowlark, but upper parts paler, and yellow of throat extends onto cheeks. Best identified by voice. | Habitat: Meadows, plains, and prairies. | ||||
| Food: insects, larva, spiders, snails, grains, grass, weeds | Enemies: Humans may destroy them in mowing operations. | ||||
| Range & migration: Breeds from British Columbia, Manitoba, northern Michigan, and northwestern Ohio south to Missouri, central Texas, and northern Mexico. Has spread eastward in recent years. Winters in much of breeding range north to southern British Columbia, Utah, and Arkansas. | Reproduction: The Western Meadowlark has interbred with the Eastern Meadowlark. The two species are very similar. | ||||
| More information: Rich flute-like jumble of gurgling notes, usually descending the scale; very different from Eastern Meadowlark's series of simple, plaintive whistles. The Western Meadowlark’s song is often used in movies even when the setting is out of its range. | Links: http://www.e-nature.org |
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