Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae (Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds)  
Genus: Leistes (5 species)


Peruvian Meadowlark
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
Long-tailed Meadowlark (Leistes loyca) Male
Range: SA: Southern Cone
Mendoza, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Red-breasted Blackbird
Red-breasted Blackbird (Leistes militaris) Male
Range: MA, SA: se Nicaragua to nw Bolivia and nc Brazil
Puerto Boyacá, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Red-breasted Blackbird
Red-breasted Blackbird (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 Blackbird
White-browed Blackbird (Leistes superciliaris) Male
Range: SA: n Bolivia and sw Brazil to c Argentina and Uruguay; e Brazil
REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

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