- Anthus berthelotii
Identification
13-14.5 cm
- Grey upperparts
- Whitish underparts with some breast streaking
- Whitish supercilium and eyering
- Dark eye and moustachial stripes
Juveniles are browner than adults
Distribution
Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- A. b. madeirensis:
- Madeira Archipelago (Madeira, Desertas, Porto Santo and Baixo Islands)
- A. b. berthelotii:
- Selvagens and Canary Islands
Habitat
Open country and urban areas. Rocky beaches and sand dunes. Pine forests, scrub and mountains to at least 1,800m.
Behaviour
Breeding
The 3-5 eggs are laid in a ground nest.
Vocalisation
Call: schrip or tsrie (rather like Yellow Wagtail)
Song: given in undulating song-flight, tschlip tschlip tschlip tschlip , reminiscent of Tawny Pipit also tsivrr tsivrr tsivrr tsivrr.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Berthelot's Pipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Berthelot%27s_Pipit
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.