Bushveld Pipit
Anthus cafferSundevall, CJ, 1850
English (US) Bushveld Pipit
The Bushveld Pipit (Anthus caffer) 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 caffer
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bushveld Pipit
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus caffer australoabyssinicus
- Anthus caffer blayneyi
- Anthus caffer mzimbaensis
- Anthus caffer caffer
- Anthus caffer traylori
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
- Type locality
- Limpopo River; type from Mohapoani Berg.
- 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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