Eastern Meadowlark is very similar in appearance to Western Meadowlark, but differs by range and entirely different song. Western Meadowlark generally lacks the Eastern’s white malar stripe that separates the yellow throat from the brown face. The southwestern “Lilian’s” race of Eastern Meadowlark is paler, has a different song, and is a candidate for future splitting into a separate species.
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Eastern Meadowlark
Homestead, FL
March 11, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Wellington, FL
January 2, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Wellington, FL
January 2, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Homestead, FL
March 11, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Homestead, FL
March 11, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Palo Alto Battlefield, Brownsville, TX
March 20, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Homestead, FL
March 11, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Kissimmee Prairie State Park, FL
April 2, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Homestead, FL
March 11, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Wellington, FL
February 11, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Wellington, FL
February 11, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Wellington, FL
December 16, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Wellington, FL
January 2, 2016©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark
Laguna Atascosa NWR, Cameron County, TX
March 1, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark – Lilian’s race
San Rafael Grasslands, Santa Cruz County, AZ
January 21, 2016 ©John Schwarz
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Eastern Meadowlark – Lilian’s race
San Rafael Grasslands, Santa Cruz County, AZ
January 21, 2016 ©John Schwarz