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Long-tailed meadowlark at west point-6047

The long-tailed meadowlark (Leistes loyca) is a passerine bird of southern South America and the Falkland Islands, belonging to the meadowlark genus Leistes in the icterid family that looks very similar to the related endangered species, the Pampas meadowlark.

An endemic subspecies, L. loyca falklandica, occurs in the Falkland Islands, where it is known as the military starling

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Uploaded on April 18, 2020
Taken on March 10, 2020