Peruvian Meadowlark
Leistes bellicosus(de Filippi, F, 1847)
English (US) Peruvian Meadowlark
The Peruvian Meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Leistes bellicosus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Peruvian Meadowlark
- Described by
- (de Filippi, F, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Leistes bellicosus bellicosus
- Leistes bellicosus albipes
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sturnella bellicosa
- Described by
- (de Filippi, F, 1847)
- Type locality
- Lima, Peru, suggested by Zimmer, 1930, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 17, p. 434.
- Original description
- Museum Mediolanense: Animalia vertebrata, Classis II, Aves cl.2 Aves p.15,32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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