- Anthus lutescens
Anthus chii
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Narrow white eye-ring
- Very long nail in the back toe
- Shortish tail
Similar Species
Peruvian Pipit is paler below with heavier breast streaking and different voice.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found only in Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina
Taxonomy
Formerly included Peruvian Pipit. According to the IOC, the epithet chii has precedence over lutescens.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies[1]:
- A. l. parvus
- Western Panama
- A. l. lutescens
Habitat
Temperate grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. Often near water.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of small insects, with the possible addition of some seeds.
Breeding
They display by flying up singing a very low song and, when they get to the apex of the flight, comes down with open wings (like a parachute) and emits a buzzing sound that gives them the Portuguese name, "Walking-buzzer".
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Tyler, S. & de Juana, E. (2018). Yellowish Pipit (Anthus lutescens). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57791 on 24 November 2018 and April 2019).
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Yellowish Pipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 November 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellowish_Pipit
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
