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Meadowlarks

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Sturnella (meadowlarks) - 7 species
Genus: Leistes (red-breasted meadowlarks) - 5 species

Species on page - 3 species in 2 genera depicted (out of 12 species in 2 genera)

+ Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
+ White-browed blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)
+ Red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris)

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Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

Neglected

felt lake

Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Family: Icteridae
Photographing Nature class
October 21, 2017
Canon 7Dmark 2

State bird of Wyoming

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Lark of the western meadow

Felt Lake 2021

Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Family: Icteridae
Felt Lake with Don Hejna
February 21, 2021
Canon 7dmark2

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White-browed blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)

Red of breast, white of brow, black of bird

White-browed Blackbird
White-browed blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)
The family name suggests something yellow, however, the most striking feature of this species is the red breast.
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D

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Red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris)

When birds join the military

trinidad

Red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris)
Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds and orioles)
Trinidad
February 4, 2003
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

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Last modified: October 22, 2017
Created: March 3, 2013 (from grackles)
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