Listen: The song of the Western meadowlark


Listen: The song of the Western meadowlark
Listen: The song of the Western meadowlark
The western meadowlark, or Sturnella neglecta, is found in North America, from western Canada to Mexico, and in Hawaii.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The western meadowlark, or Sturnella neglecta, is found in North America, from western Canada to Mexico, and in Hawaii.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common blackbird, or Turdus merula, is found in North Africa, and from Europe to India and southern China.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The zebra finch, or Taeniopygia guttata, is found in Australia and Indonesia.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The song sparrow, or Melospiza melodia, is found in North America, from central Canada through the United States.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The wood thrush, or Hylocichla mustelina, is found in the Central and Eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common loon, or Gavia immer, is found in Canada and the U.S.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The summer tanager, or Piranga rubra, is found in North America, from the southern United States to northwestern South America.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The canary, or Serinus canaria, is native to the Canary, Azores and Madeira islands.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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