Meadowlark

Meadowlarks are birds belonging to the genus Sturnella in the New World family Icteridae. Sturnella meadowlarks and blackbirds small group of gregarious and conspicuous grassland-inhabiting blackbirds.

This genus includes seven species of largely insectivorous grassland birds. In all species the male at least has a black or brown back and extensively red or yellow underparts.

The genus  Sturnella  comprises:
 * Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris
 * White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris
 * Peruvian Meadowlark, Sturnella bellicosa
 * Pampas Meadowlark, Sturnella defillippi
 * Long-tailed Meadowlark, Sturnella loyca
 * Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
 * Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
 * Lilian's Meadowlark, Sturnella lilianae