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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Buffy Pipit
Described by
Shelley, GE, 1900

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

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.

See all 70 species of the family Motacillidae