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[[Image:Long-billed Pipit Mkuze Game Res 5 5 14.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|firecrest15|firecrest15}}<br />Mkuze Game Reserve, north-eastern [[South Africa]], May 2014]]
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[[Image:long-billed_pipit_alok_2.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''A. s. decaptus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Jamnagar, Gujarat, [[India]], Dec-2017]]
 
;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] similis
 
;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] similis
 
'''Includes: Bannerman's Pipit'''
 
'''Includes: Bannerman's Pipit'''
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Similar to the [[African Pipit]], but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill.  Best identified by the display and call.
 
Similar to the [[African Pipit]], but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill.  Best identified by the display and call.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:Long-billed_Pipit.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|jdbirdman|jdbirdman}} <br />[[Namibia]], November 2004]]
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[[Image:long-billed_pipit_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. s. jerdoni''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], Dec-2016]]
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[[Africa]] and South [[Asia]]<br />
 
 
'''Northern Africa''': occurs only in [[Egypt]]<br />
 
'''Northern Africa''': occurs only in [[Egypt]]<br />
 
'''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br />
 
'''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br />
 
'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br />
 
'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br />
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[eSwatini]]<br />
 
 
'''Middle East''': [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]]<br />
 
'''Middle East''': [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]]<br />
 
'''Arabian Peninsula''': [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iran]], '''Asia''': [[Afghanistan]], [[Nepal]]<br />
 
'''Arabian Peninsula''': [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iran]], '''Asia''': [[Afghanistan]], [[Nepal]]<br />
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Image:long-billed_pipit_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. s. jerdoni''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], Dec-2016]]
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[[Nicholson's Pipit]] was recently split from this species.
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====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
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[[Image:long-billed_pipit_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. s. decaptus''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Jamnagar, Gujarat, [[India]], Dec-2017]]
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This species has 19 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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This species has 15 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''A. s. bannermani'': Mountains of south-western [[Mali]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], northern [[Liberia]] to western [[Cameroon]]
 
*''A. s. bannermani'': Mountains of south-western [[Mali]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], northern [[Liberia]] to western [[Cameroon]]
 
*''A. s. captus'': [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Palestine]] and western [[Jordan]]
 
*''A. s. captus'': [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Palestine]] and western [[Jordan]]
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*''A. s. hararensis'': highlands of [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], Kenya, and northern Tanzania
 
*''A. s. hararensis'': highlands of [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], Kenya, and northern Tanzania
 
*''A. s. dewittei'': Highlands of eastern [[DRC]], south-western [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], and [[Angola]]
 
*''A. s. dewittei'': Highlands of eastern [[DRC]], south-western [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], and [[Angola]]
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*''A. s. palliditinctus'': Extreme south-western Angola and north-western [[Namibia]]
 
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*''A. s. leucocraspedon'': Western and southern Namibia and south-western [[South Africa]]
 
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*''A. s. nicholsoni'': South-eastern [[Botswana]] and north-eastern South Africa
 
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*''A. s. petricolus'': [[Lesotho]] and eastern South Africa
 
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*''A. s. primarius'': Southern South Africa (southern Western Cape to northern Eastern Cape)
 
 
*''A. s. decaptus'': Southern [[Iran]] to western [[Pakistan]]; winters to north-western [[India]]
 
*''A. s. decaptus'': Southern [[Iran]] to western [[Pakistan]]; winters to north-western [[India]]
 
*''A. s. jerdoni'': Mountains of eastern [[Afghanistan]] to western [[Nepal]]; winters to north-central India, [[Bangladesh]]
 
*''A. s. jerdoni'': Mountains of eastern [[Afghanistan]] to western [[Nepal]]; winters to north-central India, [[Bangladesh]]
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*''A. s. yamethini'': Central [[Myanmar]]
 
*''A. s. yamethini'': Central [[Myanmar]]
  
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''Bannermani'' from western [[Africa]] is sometimes split as ''Anthus bannermani'', Bannerman's Pipit.
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Subspecies ''bannermani'' from western [[Africa]] is sometimes split as ''Anthus bannermani'', Bannerman's Pipit.
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Their diet includes insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and beetles; seeds and grit.
 
Their diet includes insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and beetles; seeds and grit.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Avibase
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
 
#Wikipedia
 
#Wikipedia

Latest revision as of 00:29, 10 October 2022

Subspecies A. s. decaptus
Photo by Alok Tewari
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India, Dec-2017
Anthus similis

Includes: Bannerman's Pipit

Identification

17–20 cm

  • Sandy grey upperparts
  • Whitish or pale buff underparts
  • Streaked breast

Similar Species

Similar to the African Pipit, but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill. Best identified by the display and call.

Distribution

Subspecies A. s. jerdoni
Photo by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Dec-2016

Northern Africa: occurs only in Egypt
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Middle East: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan
Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iran, Asia: Afghanistan, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar

Taxonomy

Nicholson's Pipit was recently split from this species.

Subspecies

This species has 15 subspecies[1]:

Subspecies bannermani from western Africa is sometimes split as Anthus bannermani, Bannerman's Pipit.

Habitat

Rough stony hillsides with sparse vegetation.

Behaviour

Breeding

Ground nesters; the clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.

Diet

Their diet includes insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and beetles; seeds and grit.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
  4. Wikipedia

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External Links

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