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Siberian Pipit

Anthus japonicusTemminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1847

English (US) Siberian Pipit

The Siberian Pipit (Anthus japonicus) 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.

Range: northern to eastern Russia in southeastern Taymyr Peninsula, western Siberian Plateau, and from eastward of Lena River, Yakutsk region, and Lake Baikal eastward to Chukotskiy Peninsula, Commander Islands, Sakhalin, and Kuril Islands; winters from Japan and Korea to southern and southeastern continental Asia; recorded westward to Israel and TürkiyeRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Anthus japonicus
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Siberian Pipit
Described by
Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1847

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Anthus pratensis japonicus
Described by
Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1847
Type locality
Japan.
Original description
Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves p.59, pl. 24

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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