Yellow-breasted Pipit
Hemimacronyx chloris(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
English (US) Yellow-breasted Pipit
The Yellow-breasted Pipit (Hemimacronyx chloris) 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: eastern South Africa (Mpumalanga southward to northeastern Eastern Cape) and LesothoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hemimacronyx chloris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Yellow-breasted Pipit
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anthus chloris
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
- Type locality
- Kaffirland = Cape Province.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss einer Sammlung von Säugethieren und Vögeln aus dem Kaffernlande (etc.) p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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