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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae — the meadowlarks.

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Examples

  • Species in danger of extinction are the pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer), which is the most important herbivore in the area, the loica pampeana (Sturnella defilippi), Limosa haemastica, Laterallus spilopterus and Coturnicops notata.

    Semi-arid Pampas 2008

  • Other endangered birds that utilize this and neighboring ecoregions include the ochre-breasted pipit (Anthus nattereri), yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata), saffron-cowled blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus), and pampas meadowlark (Sturnella militaris).

    Uruguayan savanna 2007

  • Species in danger of extinction include the pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer) a very important herbivore in this area, the loica pampeana (Sturnella defilippi), Limosa haemastica, Chloephaga rubidiceps, Laterallus spilopterus and Coturnicops notata.

    Humid Pampas 2007

  • Ed. 4 Coues identifies these larks, respectively, as Sturnella neglecta and S. magna.

    Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 1904

  • On the southern portion of the pampas the military starling (Sturnella) is found, and looks like the European starling, with the added beauty of a scarlet breast: among resident pampas birds the only one with a touch of brilliant colouring.

    The Naturalist in La Plata 1881

  • I saw two birds, of the starling species, the red-bellied Picho (_Sturnella militaris_, Viell.), and the glossy-black Chivillo (_Cassicus palliatus_, Tsch.), which are kept in cages on account of their very melodious song.

    Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Johann Jakob von Tschudi 1853

  • Also to be seen are birds such as the tocororo (Priotelus temnurus), zunzuncito or pájaro mosca (Mellisuga helenae), sabanero (Sturnella magna hipocrepis), cartacuba (Todus multicolor), carpintero jabado (Melanerpes superciliaris) and the bat endemic to the island, Mormopterus minutus.

    Cuban dry forests 2008

  • Many bird species also utilize this ecoregion such as the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), hooded oriole (Icterus cucullates), eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna), long-billed thrasher (Taxotoma longirostre), hooded yellowthroat (Geothlypis nelsoni), blue bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) and olive sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus).

    Tamaulipan matorral 2007

  • The AOU Check-list Committee (1957: 523) listed this subspecies of the Eastern Meadowlark from northern Coahuila.] ** _Sturnella neglecta neglecta_ Audubon.

    Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban

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