Peruvian Meadowlark

Peruvian Meadowlark

Taxobox
name = Peruvian Meadowlark


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Icteridae
genus = "Sturnella"
species = "S. bellicosa"
binomial = "Sturnella bellicosa"
binomial_authority = de Filippi, 1847
synonyms = The Peruvian Meadowlark ("Sturnella bellicosa") is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrublands, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrublands, intertidal marshes, and pasturelands all around 1,000 meters above sea level.The males are streaky brown with a bright red throat and chest. The females are duller in color and are more streaked than the males. Grow to be 20cm long and are characterized by their bobbing flight which is similar to that of a woodpecker. They eat mostly insects, but sometimes eat seeds.

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ource

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/54148/all Sturnella bellicosa] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 27 July 2007.


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