Breeding male © Luke Seitz eBird S9021514 Macaulay Library ML 61070231
Female/nonbreeding male © Ken Wright
Breeding male © Adriana Dinu
Breeding male © Claudia Brasileiro
Female/nonbreeding male © Pio Marshall

Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca

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Identification

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Handsome and eye-catching bird that is fairly common in grassland, steppe, matorral, farmland, and even town parks with grassy areas. Feeds mainly on the ground, at times in small groups, but male sings from prominent perches and in flight. Male has a bright red breast, long pointed bill, and white eyebrow. Female has much less red below, but note size and shape, and pale eyebrow. No similar species in its Chilean range, but in Argentina compare with Pampas Meadowlark.

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