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Sturnella magna  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 179034

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Alauda magna Linnaeus, 1758
  
  Common Name(s): Sturnelle des prés [French]
  
    pedro-ceroulo [Portuguese]
  
    estornela-oriental [Portuguese]
  
    Pradero oriental [Spanish]
  
    Pradero tortilla-con-chile [Spanish]
  
    Eastern Meadowlark [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyIcteridae  – New World Orioles, New World Blackbirds  
                               GenusSturnella Vieillot, 1816 – meadowlarks  
                                  SpeciesSturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) – Sturnelle des prés, pedro-ceroulo, estornela-oriental, Pradero oriental, Pradero tortilla-con-chile, Eastern Meadowlark  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna alticola Nelson, 1900  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna argutula Bangs, 1899  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna griscomi Van Tyne & Trautman, 1941  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna hippocrepis (Wagler, 1832)  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna hoopesi Stone, 1897  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna inexspectata Ridgway, 1888  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna magna (Linnaeus, 1758)  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna meridionalis P. L. Sclater, 1861  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna mexicana P. L. Sclater, 1861  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna monticola C. Chubb, 1921  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna paralios Bangs, 1901  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna praticola C. Chubb, 1921  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna saundersi Dickerman & A. R. Phillips, 1970  
                                     SubspeciesSturnella magna subulata Griscom, 1934  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Sturnella magna    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks   
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Sturnella magna    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025])   
  Reference for: Sturnella magna, Eastern Meadowlark [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Sturnella magna   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2007.07.31, website (version 31-Jul-07)  
  Acquired: 2007   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Sturnella magna   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Sturnella magna, Eastern Meadowlark [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Middle America  
    South America  
    North America  
    Oceania  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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