New Mexico
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
(L 9.5" WS 14.5" Wt 3.4 oz)
Bosque del Apache
Nat‘l Wildlife Refuge
Nat‘l Wildlife Refuge
13Mar2012
Colorful member of the blackbird
family...has a beautiful flute-like song.
family...has a beautiful flute-like song.
Sturnella in Latin means little
startling; neglecta in Latin
means ignored, i.e., recently
described.
startling; neglecta in Latin
means ignored, i.e., recently
described.
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Bob Sundstrom
State bird of Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon
and Wyoming
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon
and Wyoming
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