Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensisShelley, GE, 1900
English (US) Buffy Pipit
The Buffy Pipit (Anthus vaalensis) 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 vaalensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buffy Pipit
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1900
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus vaalensis chobiensis
- Anthus vaalensis neumanni
- Anthus vaalensis namibicus
- Anthus vaalensis exasperatus
- Anthus vaalensis vaalensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1900
- Type locality
- Newcastle, Natal.
- Original description
- Birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian Region 2 p.311
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Long-billed Pipit
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Wood Pipit
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Nicholson's Pipit
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New Zealand Pipit
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Australian Pipit
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Long-legged Pipit
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Malindi Pipit
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