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title: "Geelkaakweidespreeuw"
description: "Sturnella neglecta — Vogels. The western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) is a medium-sized icterid bird, about 20 cm (7.9 in) in length."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-meadowlark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geelkaakweidespreeuw

> Sturnella neglecta — Vogels. The western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) is a medium-sized icterid bird, about 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.

- Scientific name: *Sturnella neglecta*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `farm` (Boerderij)
- iNaturalist observations: 35233
- Wikidata: [Q1368136](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368136)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9535](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9535)

## Names

- en: Western Meadowlark
- de: Wiesenstärling
- es: Pradero del Oeste
- fr: Sturnelle de l'ouest
- nl: Geelkaakweidespreeuw
- pl: Wojak żółtogardły

## Countries with the most observations

US (26239), CA (4105), MX (841)

## Summary

The western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) is a medium-sized icterid bird, about 20 cm (7.9 in) in length. It is found across western and central North America and is a partial migrant, breeding in western Canada and western United States west of the Great Lakes, and in northern Mexico. In the northern half of the breeding range, the birds migrate south for the winter, while further south they are resident all year. The winter range also extends south and southeast of the breeding range, as far as central Mexico, and east to western Florida. The western meadowlark nests on the ground in open grasslands and shrublands…

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

## Photo

![Geelkaakweidespreeuw](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-meadowlark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathlin Simpkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/276432827

## Machine access

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