Western Meadowlark                                            Eastern Meadowlark   

 

Sturnella neglecta                                                             Sturnella magna    

 

"Western Meadowlark has ... 2 outer tail feathers mostly white." (The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, p. 720)

" Eastern Meadowlark has ... 3-4 outer tail feathers mostly white." (The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, p. 720)

The contrast is more visible when they fly.

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