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Illustration of a Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) egg, 28.33 × 20.6 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Sturnella neglecta

  • 28.33 × 20.6 mm
  • Clutch: 5–6 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States, Mexico

White profusely spotted with brown, rust, and lavender.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 206 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, and Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 211, 1958), p. 87.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Western Meadowlark, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Western Meadowlark, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Saskatchewan Museum).
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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