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title: "Red-breasted Meadowlark"
description: "Leistes militaris — Uccelli. The red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-breasted-meadowlark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-breasted Meadowlark

> Leistes militaris — Uccelli. The red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.

- Scientific name: *Leistes militaris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1949
- iNaturalist taxon: [793308](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/793308)

## Names

- en: Red-breasted Meadowlark
- de: Rotbruststärling
- es: Tordo pechirrojo
- fr: Sturnelle militaire

## Countries with the most observations

CO (423), BR (397), CR (238), PA (217), GF (215), TT (72), EC (52), PE (52), SR (43), BO (32), GY (31), VE (22)

## Summary

The red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It was formerly named red-breasted blackbird but is not closely related to the red-winged blackbird group.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-breasted_meadowlark

## Photo

![Red-breasted Meadowlark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-breasted-meadowlark/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218667701

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-breasted-meadowlark?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).