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[[Image:Pampas Meadowlark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Image by Jan Bisschop<br />Bahía Blanca pampas, [[Argentina]], February 2004]] | [[Image:Pampas Meadowlark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Image by Jan Bisschop<br />Bahía Blanca pampas, [[Argentina]], February 2004]] | ||
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Pampas of eastern [[Argentina]] (rarely [[Uruguay]] and south-eastern [[Brazil]]). Very fragmented populations in the area, and currently classified as vulnerable due to habitat loss. | Pampas of eastern [[Argentina]] (rarely [[Uruguay]] and south-eastern [[Brazil]]). Very fragmented populations in the area, and currently classified as vulnerable due to habitat loss. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
| − | + | Clements places this species in the genus ''[[: Category:Sturnella|Sturnella]]''.<br /> | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Temperate shrubland, grassland and pastureland. Requires old areas off tall, native pampas grasses to breed. | Temperate shrubland, grassland and pastureland. Requires old areas off tall, native pampas grasses to breed. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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- Leistes defilippii
Sturnella defilippii
Identification
Distribution
Pampas of eastern Argentina (rarely Uruguay and south-eastern Brazil). Very fragmented populations in the area, and currently classified as vulnerable due to habitat loss.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Clements places this species in the genus Sturnella.
Habitat
Temperate shrubland, grassland and pastureland. Requires old areas off tall, native pampas grasses to breed.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- Neotropical birds online
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pampas Meadowlark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pampas_Meadowlark
