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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]]
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[[Image:Long-billed_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jdbirdman <br/>Photographed in Namibia. ]]
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'''Includes: Bannerman's Pipit'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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16-17.5. Sandy grey above and whitish or pale buff below.  
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17–20 cm
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*Sandy grey upperparts
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*Whitish or pale buff underparts
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*Streaked breast
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====Similar Species====
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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.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Africa]] and South [[Asia]].
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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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'''Northern Africa''': occurs only in [[Egypt]]<br />
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'''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 />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br />
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'''Middle East''': [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]]<br />
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'''Arabian Peninsula''': [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iran]], '''Asia''': [[Afghanistan]], [[Nepal]]<br />
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'''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br />
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]]
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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==Habitat==
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[[Nicholson's Pipit]] was recently split from this species.
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Dry open slopes with rocks and low vegetation.
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==Behaviour==
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====Subspecies====
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The nest is on the ground, with 2-4 eggs being laid.
 
  
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Diet includes seeds and insects.
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This species has 15 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''A. s. bannermani'': Mountains of south-western [[Mali]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], northern [[Liberia]] to western [[Cameroon]]
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*''A. s. captus'': [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Palestine]] and western [[Jordan]]
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*''A. s. arabicus'': South-western, southern and south-eastern [[Arabian Peninsula]]
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*''A. s. sokotrae'': [[Socotra]] Island
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*''A. s. chyuluensis'': [[Kenya]] and northern [[Tanzania]]
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*''A. s. asbenaicus'': Southern Sahara in central and eastern [[Mali]] and central [[Niger]]
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*''A. s. jebelmarrae'': Mountains of western and central [[Sudan]]
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*''A. s. nivescens'': Mountains of south-eastern [[Egypt]]; coastal Red Sea in north-eastern Sudan to northern Kenya
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*''A. s. hararensis'': highlands of [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], Kenya, and northern Tanzania
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*''A. s. dewittei'': Highlands of eastern [[DRC]], south-western [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], and [[Angola]]
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*''A. s. decaptus'': Southern [[Iran]] to western [[Pakistan]]; winters to north-western [[India]]
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*''A. s. jerdoni'': Mountains of eastern [[Afghanistan]] to western [[Nepal]]; winters to north-central India, [[Bangladesh]]
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*''A. s. similis'': Peninsular India (Bombay to Karnataka and western Tamil Nadu)
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*''A. s. travancoriensis'': South-western India
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*''A. s. yamethini'': Central [[Myanmar]]
  
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Subspecies ''bannermani'' from western [[Africa]] is sometimes split as ''Anthus bannermani'', Bannerman's Pipit.
  
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==Habitat==
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Rough stony hillsides with sparse vegetation.
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==Behaviour==
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====Breeding====
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Ground nesters; the clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.
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====Diet====
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Their diet includes insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and beetles; seeds and grit.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Anthus+similis}}
 
{{GSearch|Anthus+similis}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthus]]

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

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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