Nicholson's Pipit
Anthus nicholsoniSharpe, RB, 1884
English (US) Nicholson's Pipit
The Nicholson's Pipit (Anthus nicholsoni) 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 nicholsoni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Nicholson's Pipit
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1884
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus nicholsoni palliditinctus
- Anthus nicholsoni leucocraspedon
- Anthus nicholsoni nicholsoni
- Anthus nicholsoni petricolus
- Anthus nicholsoni primarius
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1884
- Type locality
- Sigonell, Vaal River.
- Original description
- The birds of South Africa. New edition ed.2 p.536
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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