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Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Meadow Pipit

The Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) 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: breeds Iceland through western and northern Europe eastward to western Russia; winters to northern Africa and central AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Anthus pratensis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Meadow Pipit
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Alauda pratensis
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
in Europae pratis = Sweden.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.166

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

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