Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulusVieillot, LJP, 1818
English (US) Paddyfield Pipit
The Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) 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 rufulus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus rufulus rufulus
- Anthus rufulus malayensis
- Anthus rufulus lugubris
- Anthus rufulus albidus
- Anthus rufulus medius
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
- Type locality
- Bengal.
- 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.494
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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