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Long-tailed Meadowlark
Leistes loyca (Molina, 1782)
Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
Long-tailed Meadowlark, Leistes loyca, is a passerine of the Southern Cone in South America, breeding in Chile, Argentina and the Falkland Islands. It belongs to the Icteridae family. It is a bird of grassland and steppe, with a disjunct range across the mainland and the islands. The nominate form is the most widespread, and the Falkland Islands race is locally called the military starling. The species was first described in 1782, and its taxonomic placement has changed several times before settling in Leistes.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Southern Cone
