meadowlark

noun

mead·ow·lark ˈme-dō-ˌlärk

-də-

: any of several American songbirds (genera Sturnella and Leistes of the family Icteridae) that are streaked brown above and in northernmost forms have a yellow breast marked with a black crescent

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The overall goal is to sustain and enhance sandplain grassland habitat, a habitat that many species rely on to survive and reproduce, including grassland nesting birds like the upland sandpiper, grasshopper sparrow, eastern meadowlark, and savannah sparrow. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024 Black terns and eastern meadowlarks have also dwindled. —

John Myers, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024 Western meadowlarks, prevalent in the central and western U.S.; three-fourths have disappeared. —

David Schechter, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024 Birders will wear out their binoculars scanning for the dozens of species found at the park including meadowlark, summer tanager, northern shoveler and wood duck. —

Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for meadowlark