Order: Passeriformes | Family: Icteridae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Southern Brazil
Status: The White-browed Blackbird is uncommon to rare Austral migrant in semi-open habitats and pastures in the department of Madre De Dios. It is expected in Peru during the months of May through November. The White-browed Blackbird also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Pecho Colorado de Ceja Blanca.
Sub-species: White-browed Blackbird (Leistes superciliaris), (Bonaparte), 1850.
Meaning of Name: Leistes: Gr. a robber, a plunderer. Meadowlarks sometimes take eggs and small young form other birds nests.. superciliaris: Mod. L. superciliaris, supercilium= eye-browed, eyebrow.
Note: Formerly known as Sturnella superciliaris.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.