Chihuahuan Meadowlark

Sturnella lilianae

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Sturnella
eBird Code
lilmea2

Vocalizations

Tristan A. McKnight · CC0_1_0
Chuck Sexton · CC0_1_0
Mike Ostrowski · CC_BY_4_0
Cole Wolf · CC_BY_4_0
er-birds · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Sturnella lilianae auropectoralis

    western Mexico from southern Sinaloa, coastal Nayarit, and southern Durango across the Trans-Volcanic Belt eastward to the upper Río Lerma, Estado de México; populations between México and the Sierra Madre Oriental, in Tlaxcala, Puebla, and adjacent areas, also may represent auropectoralis, but this requires confirmation

  • Sturnella lilianae lilianae

    northern Arizona to eastern New Mexico, southwestern Texas, southern Sonora, and northwestern Chihuahua

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.