Sturnella Vieillot 1816 (meadowlark)

Aves - Passeriformes - Icteridae

Parent taxon: Icteridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Alvarez 1977, Hay 1930, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Agelaius, Cassidix, Chrysomus, Cremaster, Dolichonyx, Euphagus, Gymnomystax, Icterini, Icterus, Megaquiscalus, Molothrus, Pandanaris, Pyelorhamphus, Quiscalus, Scolecophagus, Xanthocephalus

Subtaxa: Sturnella magna Sturnella neglecta

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Type: Alauda magna

Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (4 collections), Mexico (1), United States (17: California, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming), Venezuela (1)

Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences

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