Eastern meadowlark

E633964

The Eastern meadowlark is a medium-sized North American songbird known for its bright yellow underparts with a black "V" on the chest and its clear, whistled song delivered from open grasslands and fields.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Eastern meadowlark canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
passerine ⓘ
averageLength about 19–28 cm ⓘ
averageMass about 90–150 g ⓘ
averageWingspan about 35–40 cm ⓘ
binomialName Sturnella magna ⓘ
linked to: Sturnella
bodySize medium-sized ⓘ
breedingSystem polygynous ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 3–5 eggs ⓘ
describedBy Linnaeus ⓘ
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
diet grains ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
distinguishedBy song differences from Western meadowlark ⓘ
eggColor white with brown spots ⓘ
family Icteridae ⓘ
foragingBehavior ground forager ⓘ
foragingHabitat open fields ⓘ
genus Sturnella ⓘ
habitat agricultural fields ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
hayfields ⓘ
pastures ⓘ
prairies ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
malePlumage brighter than female ⓘ
migrationPattern partially migratory ⓘ
nativeTo North America ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ
parts of Canada ⓘ
parts of Mexico ⓘ
nestPlacement concealed in grass ⓘ
nestType ground nest ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor bright yellow underparts ⓘ
plumageMarking black V on chest ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
similarTo Western meadowlark ⓘ
songType clear whistled song ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats habitat loss ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
typicalPerch fence posts ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ
upperpartsColor streaked brown ⓘ
vocalizationBehavior sings from exposed perches ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western meadowlark → similarTo → Eastern meadowlark ⓘ
Sturnella magna → commonName → Eastern Meadowlark ⓘ
subject linked to: Sturnella
linked to: Eastern meadowlark