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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

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: 1940

Foto
Photography ID: 679705
♂  Adult
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
11/13/2022
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 679186
♂  Immature
Lujan de Cuyo
Mendoza
Argentina
02/23/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 678309
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca
Neuquén
Argentina
02/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 678176
♀  Adult
Camino Altas Cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
03/06/2026
Roberto Fermín Derna
Foto
Photography ID: 678081
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
02/15/2026
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 678079
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
02/15/2026
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 678077
♀  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
02/15/2026
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 677540
♂  Adult
Perito Moreno
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/19/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 677515
♀  Juvenile
Chile Chico
Región de Aisén
Chile
02/15/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
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



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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: 6957



Page 1 of 696
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245256025/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénRío Collón Curá, Collón Cura3Hugo Caverzasi
245127523/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Monte de Lenny5Luis Cesar Tejo
245124123/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino desde Saavedra a Cura Malal2Luis Cesar Tejo
245105023/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Monte de Lenny5Daniela Espinosa
245101623/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino desde Saavedra a Cura Malal2Daniela Espinosa
245072123/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Monte de Lenny5Diego Oscar
245068723/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino desde Saavedra a Cura Malal2Diego Oscar
245269222/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénHumedal Las Lajitas y costa., Las Lajas2Hugo Caverzasi
245119722/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra20Luis Cesar Tejo
245117722/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Laguna los flamencos30Luis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Long-tailed Meadowlark (Leistes loyca) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.