Bird

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

A winter visitor to Alabama, found in 4 of 67 counties and 4 habitats.

Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 4 of 67 counties
Habitats: 4

Male Western Meadowlark, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Romain Boisseau, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). CC BY-SA. iNaturalist photo 615740453. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 4 of 67 counties
Habitats: 4
Habitat models: Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Alabama 4

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 4

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Herbaceous Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Prairie and WoodlandLimestone prairie. Shown: Grand Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd County, Georgia, a neighboring state.Grand Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd County, Alan M. Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterDeveloped, Open Space; Cultivated Cropland; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

WinterBeside its main habitat.Disturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub RegenerationNamed place / source context. Shown: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee; which part is not recorded, a neighboring state.Wooded scene looking out over partially open fields, Richard Schlecht, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

WinterBeside its main habitat.

Other habitats in its models (32)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Alabama.

Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nepheline Syenite Glade Winter.
Western Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and Shrubland Winter, beside its main habitat.
Eastern Highland Rim Prairie and Barrens - Dry Modifier Winter.
Central Mixedgrass Prairie Winter.
North-Central Interior Sand and Gravel Tallgrass Prairie Winter.
Arkansas Valley Prairie and Woodland Winter.
Central Tallgrass Prairie Winter.
Southern Blackland Tallgrass Prairie Winter.
Southeastern Great Plains Tallgrass Prairie Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Calcareous Prairie Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Calcareous Prairie Winter.
South Texas Sand Sheet Grassland Winter.
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Winter.
Central and Upper Texas Coast Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
South Texas Lomas Winter, beside its main habitat.
Recently Logged Areas Winter, beside its main habitat.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter.
Recently Burned Winter, beside its main habitat.
Recently Burned Forest Winter, beside its main habitat.
Recently Burned Grassland Winter.
Recently Burned Shrubland Winter, beside its main habitat.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter, beside its main habitat.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Winter.
Modified/Managed Southern Tall Grassland Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter, beside its main habitat.
Texas Saline Coastal Prairie Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Wet Meadow, Prairie, and Marsh Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.