Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) [XC251574]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Esmeraldas: 11 km WSW Same, Ecuador (call)
Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) [XC601735]
by Peter de Rouw from La Lagartera, Near Puerto Inca, Naranjal, Guayas, Ecuador (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.