Comprehensive Description
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Leistes militaris (Linnaeus)
The southern race of this species, L. militaris superciliaris, has been known earlier (Friedmann, 1963:211–212) as a fairly frequent host choice of the shiny cowbird in Argentina. According to information received from Dr. Sick it is also parasitized in southern Brazil.
GREATER RED-BREASTED MEADOWLARK
- bibliographic citation
- Friedmann, Herbert, Kiff, Lloyd F., and Rothstein, Stephen I. 1977. "A further contribution of knowledge of the host relations of the parasitic cowbirds." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-75. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.235
