Pampas meadowlark

Pampas meadowlark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Sturnella
Species: S. defilippii
Binomial name
Sturnella defilippii
(Bonaparte, 1851)
Synonyms

Sturnella militaris (Linnaeus, 1771)

The Pampas meadowlark (Sturnella defilippii) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, pampas grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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