VU
Pampas Meadowlark Leistes defilippii



Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds)

Authority: (Bonaparte, 1850)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3bc+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
This species's population size is thought to be declining rapidly as a result of landscape conversion for agriculture. The species is therefore listed as Vulnerable.



Population size: 4000-6000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 127,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pampas Meadowlark Leistes defilippii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pampas-meadowlark-leistes-defilippii on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.