The male Red-breasted Meadowlark has a black plumage with a bright red throat and belly. The female has buff edged dark brown upperpart feathers, buff underparts with a reddish tinge, and pale streaks through the crown and eye.
Like other meadowlarks, the Red-breasted Meadowlark is a bird associated with open country, including moist grasslands, pasture and cultivation.
In display the male flies up to 10 m in the air, then parachutes down on folded wings whilst singing a wheezing song.

J.A. Pengel International Airport area, Zanderij, Suriname, 14 October 2016