Peruvian Meadow-lark Leistes bellicosus Sturnella bellicosa

Peruvian Meadow-lark Leistes bellicosus
(aka Sturnella bellicosa)

Chilean name: Loica peruana

Lluta Valley, Chile
February 2007

The Peruvian Meadowlark is distributed in Ecuador, Peru and the north of Chile from the coast up to about 1000 metres. It is found in open habitats of grassland and woodland which means that in the south of its range it is restricted to the river valleys.

Compared to the similar Long-tailed Meadowlark L. loyca it is short-tailed with a shorter bill. It has a red throat and chest and a supercilium which is red in front of the eye and white behind it. The female is duller and more streaked with only a wash of pink on the belly.

There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto.

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