Long-tailed Meadowlark
Leistes loyca
Long-tailed meadowlark males average 27 cm (11 in) long. Males weigh an average of 112 g (4.0 oz) and females 97 g (3.4 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies L. l. loyca have a mostly blackish head with a long supercilium that is red from the bill to the eye and white beyond it, a white lower eyelid, and a short white "moustache". Their upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly brown with blackish streaks. A few wing coverts are rosy red and the underwing coverts are pale grayish white. Their chin, throat, and breast are rosy red with blackish sides. Voice: Both sexes of the long-tailed meadowlark sing, usually from a perch. One description of the song is a descending "chup chup chup tchew ee chew chewee chweeeew". The species' calls are "peet and chuck".
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Peruvian Meadowlark
Leistes bellicosus
The Peruvian meadowlark is about 21 cm (8.3 in) long and weighs 61 to 78 g (2.2 to 2.8 oz); males are larger than females. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a mostly black head with a white forehead, a long supercilium that is red from the bill to the eye and white beyond it, a white lower eyelid, and a short white "moustache". Their upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly grayish brown with blackish streaks. A few wing coverts are red and the underwing coverts are grayish white. Their chin, throat, and breast are bright red with blackish sides. Voice: One description of the male Peruvian meadowlark's display song is "a prolonged wheezy descending note preceded by several short ones, e.g. tee-tee-zho-zhweeeeee". One call is "a short, raspy chak". Another description of the song is "a pleasant series of high, thin whistles and buzzy notes, for example" heeu deer-tu-DZZZZZZZ. Other calls are "a buzzy dzzt, a low chup, and chep".
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