The western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) was designated the official state bird of Kansas in 1937.

The Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) became the official state bird of Kansas in 1937. It became the state bird following a vote that involved the state’s schoolchildren.

The official state bird of Kansas is the western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). It is related to the oriole and a member of the blackbird family. The western meadowlark was named the official state bird of Kansas in 1937. Montana, Oregon, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming also claim the western meadowlark as their official state bird.

The Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) became the official Kansas state bird in 1937. While there are an abundant variety of birds found in Kansas, the Western Meadowlark was voted on by state school children by a survey conducted by the Kansas Audubon Society.

The Kansas Legislature approved the western meadowlark, (Sturnella neglecta,) as the official state bird of Kansas in 1937. The buoyant, flutelike melody of the Western Meadowlark ringing out across a field can brighten anyone's day, evident in the fact that it is also the state bird of Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Oregon