Long-tailed Meadowlark
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Long-tailed Meadowlark

Sturnella loyca

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Torres del Paine National Park
535 Verified records at Torres del Paine National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-tailed meadowlark (Leistes loyca) is a passerine bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Meadowlark sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 535 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park

Austral Blackbird
LC

Austral Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Curaeus curaeus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-winged Blackbird
LC

Yellow-winged Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agelasticus thilius

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

80–90% · Very likely
Austral Thrush
LC

Austral Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus falcklandii

70–80% · Very likely
Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes musculus

60–70% · Likely
Chilean Swallow

Chilean Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta leucopyga

50–60% · Likely
Austral Negrito
LC

Austral Negrito

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lessonia rufa

50–60% · Likely
White-crested Elaenia
LC

White-crested Elaenia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elaenia albiceps

40–50% · Likely
Fire-eyed Diucon
LC

Fire-eyed Diucon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xolmis pyrope

40–50% · Likely
Black-chinned Siskin
LC

Black-chinned Siskin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spinus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
LC Endemic

Thorn-tailed Rayadito

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aphrastura spinicauda

30–40% · Possible
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
LC

Patagonian Sierra-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phrygilus patagonicus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
40–50%
3 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
4 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
5 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Meadowlark in Torres del Paine National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Meadowlark sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 535 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Meadowlark in Torres del Paine National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Meadowlark in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.

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