Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) [XC351589]
by Dries Van de Loock from Provincia de Ca\u00f1ar, Ecuador (song)
Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) [XC603113]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Hoya de Loja - Quebrada Pan de Az\u00facar, Ecuador (call)
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.