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Sturnella neglecta (western meadowlark)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Icteridae

Taxonomy
Sturnella neglecta was named by Audubon (1844). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Sturnella neglecta Audubon
1930Sturnella neglecta Hay p. 357
1940Sturnella neglecta Wetmore p. 75
1942Sturnella neglecta Miller and DeMay p. 129
1956Sturnella neglecta Wetmore p. 96
2017Sturnella neglecta Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyIcteridaeVigors 1825
genusSturnellaVieillot 1816
speciesneglectaAudubon 1844

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sturnella neglecta Audubon 1844 [western meadowlark]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantsubf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: frugivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:48:48
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:48:48
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range: Rancholabrean or 0.21000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Sturnella neglecta (176098)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Sturnella neglecta (20639)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Sturnella neglecta (152008 161536 192630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Sturnella neglecta (44954 120829 123918 190077 215552 218989)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Sturnella neglecta (93277)