Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus)

Other Names (World)
Peruvian Meadowlark, Greater Red-breasted Meadowlark, Peruvian Red-breasted Meadowlark, White-thighed Meadowlark

Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds)

Size
20.50 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(de Filippi, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry grassland and shrubland. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Chile, Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (40)...)

Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) [XC498639]
by Santiago Barreto from Rura A-13 -- Valle del rio Lluta, XV Region, Chile (call)

Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) [XC230109]
by Niels Krabbe from Lomas de Lachay, Lima, Peru (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in a separate genus, Pezites, along with Pampas Meadowlark (Leistes defilippii) and Long-tailed Meadowlark (Leistes loyca). Formerly treated as conspecific with latter or both.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

bellicosus (de Filippi, 1847) - Pacific slope of Ecuador to northern Peru.
albipes Philippi & Landbeck, 1861 - South-western Peru southern along Pacific slope of Andes to extreme northern Chile.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) - 10 files

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