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Sprague's Pipit

Anthus spragueii(Audubon, JJ, 1844)

English (US) Sprague's Pipit

The Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii) 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 prairies and plains of North America; winters to southern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Anthus spragueii
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Sprague's Pipit
Described by
(Audubon, JJ, 1844)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Alauda spragueii
Described by
(Audubon, JJ, 1844)
Type locality
near Fort Union, North Dakota.
Original description
The Birds of America, from drawings made in the United States and their territories. Second ed., octavo [8vo], 7 p.334 pl.486

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

See all 70 species of the family Motacillidae