Short-tailed Pipit
Anthus brachyurusSundevall, CJ, 1850
English (US) Short-tailed Pipit
The Short-tailed Pipit (Anthus brachyurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Anthus brachyurus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-tailed Pipit
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus brachyurus leggei
- Anthus brachyurus brachyurus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
- Type locality
- near Durban.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.100 ? yr
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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