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Long-tailed Meadowlark

Leistes loyca
(Molina, GI, 1782)
Loica Común
Family: Icteridae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Pecho Colorado Grande.

Synonyms: Sturnella loyca, Sturnus loyca.

Subspecies:


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsLangosta de Líneas Claras (Schistocerca flavofasciata)13/01/2022Marcelo A Carranza
AmphibiansPleurodema bufoninum02/01/2022Nicolas Olejnik
ReptilesLiolaemus sp.17/10/2021Nicolas Olejnik
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsHalcón Plomizo (Falco femoralis)02/01/2014Santiago Juan Torres



Number of Photography: 1929

Foto
Photography ID: 677126
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca
Neuquén
Argentina
02/13/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 676993
♂  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/09/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 676572
♂  Adult
Rn 3
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/05/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 674743
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/22/2026
Lucas Martín
Foto
Photography ID: 674679
 Ruta Provincial 2
Chubut
Argentina
02/16/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 674003
♀  Adult
Pampa de Achala
Córdoba
Argentina
01/22/2026
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 673908
♂  Adult
Estancia Cerro Blanco
Córdoba
Argentina
01/22/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 672506
♂ ♀  Adult
Belen
Catamarca
Argentina
02/02/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 671880
♀  Adult
Laguna Negra
Chubut
Argentina
01/17/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 671879
♂  Adult
Laguna Negra
Chubut
Argentina
01/17/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 670794
♂  Adult
Ruta 154 y ruta 35
La Pampa
Argentina
01/06/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 670389
♂  Adult
Choele Choel
Río Negro
Argentina
12/29/2025
Andrea Casaburi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni01/21/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresDique Paso de las Piedras, Coronel PringlesN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes01/24/2021ArgentinaCatamarcaCatamarca♂AdultYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga03/08/2014ArgentinaChubutValle Inferior del Río Chubut (VIRCH)♂AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 16


Video ID: 6437
♂ ♀ Plottier
Neuquén
Argentina
10/21/2024
Benja Zencovic
Video ID: 6107
♂ ♀ Catamarca
Catamarca
Argentina
01/02/2024
Viviana Fuentes



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Number of Records: 6920



Page 1 of 692
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244321306/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCamino de Los Puentes Colgantes, Copina1Hugo Caverzasi
244317606/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a Paso de Piedra, Altas cumbres2Hugo Caverzasi
244303828/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaSeccional Alvarado, Laguna del Diamante1Pablo Moreno
243806822/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla bordeau, Bahía BlancaLucas Martín
243653120/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénEstancia HuechahueNicolas Olejnik
243615419/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénRp 61 cerca de Spring Creek, Valle del Rio ChimehuinNicolas Olejnik
243622116/02/202611:04ArgentinaChubutRuta Provincial 2Dolores Fernandez
243538116/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 80 - Acceso a Vela, TandilLiliana Rubilar Puerta
243460416/02/202616:16ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Provincial 61Nicolas Olejnik
244521013/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénParque Nacional Laguna BlancaGuillermo Marcaida
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Long-tailed Meadowlark (Leistes loyca) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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