Nilgiri Pipit
Anthus nilghiriensisSharpe, RB, 1885
English (US) Nilgiri Pipit
The Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) 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: montane grassland of southwestern India (western Tamil Nadu and Kerala)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anthus nilghiriensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Nilgiri Pipit
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1885
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1885
- Type locality
- Nilghiri Hills, southern India.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 10 p.550
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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