Birds of Colombia
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PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae (Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds)
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Genus: Leistes (2 species, 5 worldwide)
Peruvian Meadowlark
(Leistes bellicosus albipes) Male
Mejía, Peru
Male is blacker than female.
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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Found in open wetlands with tall grass.
Red-breasted Meadowlark
(Leistes militaris) Male
Puerto Boyacá, Colombia
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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Red-breasted Meadowlark
(Leistes militaris) Female
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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Found in open fields.
Female from back.
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Cuba