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Meadowlarks
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Sturnella (meadowlarks) - 7 species
Genus: Leistes (red-breasted meadowlarks) - 5 species
Species on page - 3 species in 2 genera depicted (out of 12 species in 2 genera)
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Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
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White-browed blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)
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Red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris)
Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Meadowlark
Meadowlark with bug
Neglected
State bird of Wyoming
Meadowlark
Lark of the western meadow
White-browed blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)
Red of breast, white of brow, black of bird
White-browed blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)
The family name suggests something yellow, however, the most striking feature of this species is the red breast.
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D
Red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris)
When birds join the military
Other Passeriformes
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