Birds of the World


Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus albipes) Male Range: SA: far sw Colombia to far nw Chile Mejía, Peru Male is blacker than female.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found in open wetlands with tall grass.

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Pampas Meadowlark (Leistes defilippii) Vulnerable Range: SA: ec Argentina

Smaller and with a finer bill than the Long-tailed Meadowlark.


Long-tailed Meadowlark (Leistes loyca) Male Range: SA: Southern Cone Mendoza, Argentina
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Red-breasted Meadowlark (Leistes militaris) Male Range: MA, SA: se Nicaragua to nw Bolivia and nc Brazil Puerto Boyacá, Colombia
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Red-breasted Meadowlark (Leistes militaris) Female Range: MA, SA: se Nicaragua to nw Bolivia and nc Brazil Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found in open fields.
Female from back.


White-browed Meadowlark (Leistes superciliaris) Male Range: SA: n Bolivia and sw Brazil to c Argentina and Uruguay; e Brazil REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Found in grasslands and open areas.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba