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By the early 20th century, the meadowlarks were split again. Only the "yellow-breasted" meadowlarks (eastern and western meadowlarks, including Lilian's) remained in the genus
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accepted the new genus, and the western meadowlark, Peruvian meadowlark and Lilian's meadowlark were all placed in this taxon when they were later described. When
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described the white-browed meadowlark and pampas meadowlark, however, he assigned them to another newly created genus —
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grassland birds. In all species the male at least has a black or brown back and extensively red or yellow underparts.
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described the eastern meadowlark (the first of the meadowlarks to be scientifically described) in his epic
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in 1851. By the late 20th century, all meadowlarks were lumped again in the genus
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also used when he first described the long-tailed meadowlark in 1782. In 1816,
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Handbook of Birds of the World, volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds
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As a group, the meadowlarks have had a volatile taxonomic history. When
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with them. In the same work, he put the red-breasted meadowlark in the
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del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, eds. (2011).
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In 2017, all the red-breasted species were moved to the genus
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, volume XI
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Yellow-breasted species, predominantly North American
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There is disagreement among authorities as to whether
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should be ranked as a full species or a subspecies.
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Index

Meadowlark (disambiguation)
New World
grassland
birds
Sturnella
Leistes
insectivorous
Lilian's meadowlark

Red-breasted meadowlark
Red-breasted meadowlark
White-browed meadowlark
Peruvian meadowlark
Pampas meadowlark
Long-tailed meadowlark

Eastern meadowlark
Eastern meadowlark
Chihuahuan meadowlark
Western meadowlark
Carl Linnaeus
10th edition of Systema Naturae
Old World
larks
Alauda
bunting
Emberiza
starling
Sturnus
Juan Ignacio Molina

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