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title: "Peruvian Meadowlark"
description: "Leistes bellicosus — Ptaki. The Peruvian meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/peruvian-meadowlark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peruvian Meadowlark

> Leistes bellicosus — Ptaki. The Peruvian meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds.

- Scientific name: *Leistes bellicosus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 885
- iNaturalist taxon: [793310](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/793310)

## Names

- en: Peruvian Meadowlark
- de: Weißschenkelstärling
- es: Loica peruana
- fr: Sturnelle du Pérou

## Countries with the most observations

EC (456), PE (292), CL (60), CO (3)

## Summary

The Peruvian meadowlark (Leistes bellicosus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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

## Photo

![Peruvian Meadowlark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peruvian-meadowlark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Manuel Roncal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144362683

## Machine access

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