Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrysVieillot, LJP, 1818
English (US) Plain-backed Pipit
The Plain-backed Pipit (Anthus leucophrys) 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 leucophrys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus leucophrys ansorgei
- Anthus leucophrys gouldii
- Anthus leucophrys zenkeri
- Anthus leucophrys saphiroi
- Anthus leucophrys goodsoni
- Anthus leucophrys omoensis
- Anthus leucophrys bohndorffi
- Anthus leucophrys leucophrys
- Anthus leucophrys tephridorsus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.502
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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