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Pampas meadowlark

Pampas meadowlark
Sturnella defilippii, Lihué Calel NP, La Pampa, Argentina.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Leistes
Species:
L. defilippii
Binomial name
Leistes defilippii
(Bonaparte, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Sturnella militaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Sturnella defilippii

The Pampas meadowlark (Leistes defilippii) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, pampas grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Leistes defilippii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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