Meadowlark

Meadowlarks are New World grassland birds belonging to genera Sturnella and Leistes.

In all species the male at least has a black or brown back and extensively red or yellow underparts.

There is disagreement among authorities as to whether Lilian's meadowlark should be ranked as a full species or a subspecies.

[1] In the same work, he put the red-breasted meadowlark in the bunting genus Emberiza.

[3] In 1816, Louis Pierre Vieillot created the genus Sturnella, moving the meadowlarks into his new taxon.