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title: "Chihuahuan Meadowlark"
description: "Sturnella lilianae — Birds. The Chihuahuan meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae), also known as Lilian's meadowlark, is a bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chihuahuan-meadowlark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chihuahuan Meadowlark

> Sturnella lilianae — Birds. The Chihuahuan meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae), also known as Lilian's meadowlark, is a bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds.

- Scientific name: *Sturnella lilianae*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 2150
- iNaturalist taxon: [1456513](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1456513)

## Names

- en: Chihuahuan Meadowlark
- es: Pradero Altiplanero
- fr: Sturnelle de Lilian

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1087), US (686)

## Summary

The Chihuahuan meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae), also known as Lilian's meadowlark, is a bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahuan_meadowlark

## Photo

![Chihuahuan Meadowlark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chihuahuan-meadowlark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62076065

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chihuahuan-meadowlark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).