Western Meadowlark

• Scientific Name: Sturnella Neglecta
• Common Name: Western Meadowlark
• Diet: seeds, insects
• Color: pale gray brown
• Size: 9.5 inches
• Active Period: Winter
• Habitat: town
• Field Identification: yellow on neck and breast, black v on breast, white outer tail feathers
• Nest: domed on ground
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Sturnella
• Family: Icteridae (icterids)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: neglecta