Long-tailed Meadowlark
Sturnella loyca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusSturnella (Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks)
- SpeciesSturnella loyca (Long-tailed Meadowlark)
Closest Relatives at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Austral Blackbird
Curaeus curaeus
Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Chucao Tapaculo
Scelorchilus rubecula
Austral Thrush
Turdus falcklandii
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus patagonicus
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta leucopyga
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Dark-bellied Cinclodes
Cinclodes patagonicus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Meadowlark in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Meadowlark sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Meadowlark in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Meadowlark in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park in our monthly data.