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Peruvian Pipit
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Laguna El Paraíso, Huaura Province, Peru, August 2017

Anthus peruvianus

Identification

13 cm (5 in)

Narrow white eye-ring
Very long nail in the back toe

Similar Species

Differs from Yellowish Pipit in that Peruvian has a clearer whitish supercilium and whitish (not yellowish) underparts. Peruvian also has slightly broader, more diffuse dark streaks on its upper breast, lacking buff fringes, and extending onto flanks. Peruvian has longer wings but shorter tail and very different song and call (see below).

Distribution

South America: Coastal n Peru (Lambayeque) to extreme n Chile (Tacna)

Taxonomy

Subspecies

This species is monotypic^[1]:

Habitat

Temperate grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. Often near water.

Behaviour

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".

Vocalisations

Call a dry chit-it vs chu-ee in similar Yellowish Pipit. Song is a rather long series of short notes given at regular pace, followed by a strange drawn-out buzzy or sizzling note often ending with a short high-pitched note. Similar Yellowish Pipit typically gives only 1–3 short notes followed by a very nasal buzz descending in pitch.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N. (2018). Peruvian Pipit (Anthus peruvianus). 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/1344119 on 24 November 2018).
BF Member observations
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Peruvian Pipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peruvian_Pipit

External Links

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+[[Image:Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens peruvianus .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Peruvian Pipit<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Laguna El Paraíso, Huaura Province, [[Peru]], August 2017]]
-[[Image:Yellowish_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br />Florian polis, SC, [[Brazil]], August 2004]]
+;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] peruvianus
-;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] lutescens
 ==Identification==
-It has a very long nail in the back toe
+cm (5 in)<br />
+*Narrow white eye-ring
+*Very long nail in the back toe
+====Similar Species====
+Differs from [[Yellowish Pipit]] in that Peruvian has a clearer whitish supercilium and whitish (not yellowish) underparts.  Peruvian also has slightly broader, more diffuse dark streaks on its upper breast, lacking buff fringes, and extending onto flanks.  Peruvian has longer wings but shorter tail and very different song and call (see below).
 ==Distribution==
-[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br />
+'''South America''': Coastal n [[Peru]] (Lambayeque) to extreme n [[Chile]] (Tacna)
-'''Central America''': found only in [[Panama]]<br />
-'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
+====Subspecies====
-There are three subspecies:
+This species is monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
-*''A. l. parvus''
-**Western [[Panama]]
-*''A. l. lutescens''
-**Eastern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], Guianas, [[Brazil]], and [[Argentina]]
-*''A. l. peruvianus''
-**Coastal northern [[Peru]] to extreme northern [[Chile]]
 ==Habitat==
 Temperate grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. Often near water.
 ==Behaviour==
 ====Breeding====
-It displays by flying up singing a very low song and, when it gets to the apex of its flight, it comes down with its wings open like a parachute and emits a buzzing sound that gives it its Portuguese name, "Walking-buzzer".
+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".
+====Vocalisations====
+Call a dry ''chit-it'' vs ''chu-ee'' in similar Yellowish Pipit.  Song is a rather long series of short notes given at regular pace, followed by a strange drawn-out buzzy or sizzling note often ending with a short high-pitched note.  Similar Yellowish Pipit typically gives only 1–3 short notes followed by a very nasal buzz descending in pitch.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
+#del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N. (2018). Peruvian Pipit (''Anthus peruvianus''). 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/1344119 on 24 November 2018).
 #BF Member observations
 #Wikipedia
 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Anthus+lutescens}}
+{{GSearch|Anthus+peruvianus}}
 [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthus]]