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Leistes  Vigors, 1825
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1259563

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Common Name(s): meadowlarks [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyIcteridae  – New World Orioles, New World Blackbirds  
                               GenusLeistes Vigors, 1825 – meadowlarks  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Leistes bellicosus (de Filippi, 1847) – Peruvian Meadowlark, Sturnelle du Pérou, peito-vermelho-peruano, estornela-peruana, Loica peruana 
                                  Species Leistes defilippii (Bonaparte, 1850) – Pampas Meadowlark, Sturnelle des pampas, peito-vermelho-das-pampas, estornela-das-pampas, Loica pampeana 
                                  Species Leistes loyca (Molina, 1782) – Long-tailed Meadowlark, Sturnelle australe, peito-vermelho-rabilongo, estornela-rabilonga, Loica común 
                                  Species Leistes militaris (Linnaeus, 1758) – Red-breasted Meadowlark, Sturnelle militaire, polícia-inglesa-do-norte, estornela-de-peito-vermelho, Loica pechirroja 
                                  Species Leistes superciliaris (Bonaparte, 1850) – White-browed Meadowlark, Sturnelle à sourcils blancs, polícia-inglesa-do-sul, estornela-de-sobrancelha, Loica cejiblanca 
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025])   
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