Mountain pipit
Mountain pipit | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Motacillidae |
Genus: | Anthus |
Species: | A. hoeschi
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Binomial name | |
Anthus hoeschi Stresemann, 1938
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General summer range: the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands |
The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, possibly Botswana, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo, possibly Namibia, and possibly Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Anthus hoeschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22718467A118896194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718467A118896194.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
External links[]
- Mountain pipit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Anthus
- Birds of Southern Africa
- Birds described in 1938
- Passeroidea stubs