Upland Pipit
Anthus sylvanus(Hodgson, BH, 1845)
English (US) Upland Pipit
The Upland Pipit (Anthus sylvanus) 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: Himalayas (eastern Afghanistan to Nepal and southeastern China)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anthus sylvanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Upland Pipit
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1845)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Heterura sylvana
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1845)
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.13, no.146 p.33
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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