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The Eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Fields and meadows in North and South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.

🏡 Where the Eastern meadowlark lives

Fields and meadows in North and South America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs70%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🍎 Fruit10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Manuel Grosselet (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1106121. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eastern meadowlark

Where does the Eastern meadowlark live?

The Eastern meadowlark lives in United States and Canada. Fields and meadows in North and South America.

What does the Eastern meadowlark eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), fruit (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eastern meadowlark endangered?

Not in danger yet, but it could be soon. Its IUCN Red List category is Near Threatened.

More birds from North America

• Great shearwater
• Red-breasted nuthatch
• Ringed kingfisher
• Red-eyed vireo
• Band-rumped storm petrel
• Scarlet flycatcher

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.