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[[Image:Long-billed_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jdbirdman|jdbirdman}} <br />Location: [[Namibia]] ]]
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[[Image:Long-billed Pipit Mkuze Game Res 5 5 14.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|firecrest15|firecrest15}}<br />Mkuze Game Reserve, north-eastern [[South Africa]], May 2014]]
 
;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] similis
 
;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] similis
 
'''Includes: Bannerman's Pipit'''
 
'''Includes: Bannerman's Pipit'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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16-18 cm. Sandy grey above and whitish or pale buff below.
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17–20 cm
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*Sandy grey upperparts
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*Whitish or pale buff underparts
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*Streaked breast
 
====Similar Species====
 
====Similar Species====
 
Similar to the [[African Pipit]], but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill.  Best identified by the display and call.
 
Similar to the [[African Pipit]], but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill.  Best identified by the display and call.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Africa]] and South [[Asia]].
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[[Image:Long-billed_Pipit.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|jdbirdman|jdbirdman}} <br />[[Namibia]], November 2004]]
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[[Africa]] and South [[Asia]]<br />
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'''Northern Africa''': occurs only in [[Egypt]]<br />
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'''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br />
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br />
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'''Middle East''': [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]]<br />
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'''Arabian Peninsula''': [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iran]], '''Asia''': [[Afghanistan]], [[Nepal]]<br />
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'''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br />
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This species has 19 subspecies.<br />
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====Subspecies====
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''Bannermani'' and ''josensis'' from western [[Africa]] are sometimes split as ''Anthus bannermani'', Bannerman's Pipit.
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This species has 19 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''A. s. bannermani'': Mountains of south-western [[Mali]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], northern [[Liberia]] to western [[Cameroon]]
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*''A. s. captus'': [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Palestine]] and western [[Jordan]]
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*''A. s. arabicus'': South-western, southern and south-eastern [[Arabian Peninsula]]
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*''A. s. sokotrae'': [[Socotra]] Island
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*''A. s. chyuluensis'': [[Kenya]] and northern [[Tanzania]]
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*''A. s. asbenaicus'': Southern Sahara in central and eastern [[Mali]] and central [[Niger]]
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*''A. s. jebelmarrae'': Mountains of western and central [[Sudan]]
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*''A. s. nivescens'': Mountains of south-eastern [[Egypt]]; coastal Red Sea in north-eastern Sudan to northern Kenya
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*''A. s. hararensis'': highlands of [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], Kenya, and northern Tanzania
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*''A. s. dewittei'': Highlands of eastern [[DRC]], south-western [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], and [[Angola]]
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*''A. s. palliditinctus'': Extreme south-western Angola and north-western [[Namibia]]
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*''A. s. leucocraspedon'': Western and southern Namibia and south-western [[South Africa]]
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*''A. s. nicholsoni'': South-eastern [[Botswana]] and north-eastern South Africa
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*''A. s. petricolus'': [[Lesotho]] and eastern South Africa
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*''A. s. primarius'': Southern South Africa (southern Western Cape to northern Eastern Cape)
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*''A. s. decaptus'': Southern [[Iran]] to western [[Pakistan]]; winters to north-western [[India]]
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*''A. s. jerdoni'': Mountains of eastern [[Afghanistan]] to western [[Nepal]]; winters to north-central India, [[Bangladesh]]
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*''A. s. similis'': Peninsular India (Bombay to Karnataka and western Tamil Nadu)
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*''A. s. travancoriensis'': South-western India
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*''A. s. yamethini'': Central [[Myanmar]]
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''Bannermani'' from western [[Africa]] is sometimes split as ''Anthus bannermani'', Bannerman's Pipit.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Dry open slopes with rocks and low vegetation.
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Rough stony hillsides with sparse vegetation.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The nest is on the ground, with 2-4 eggs being laid.
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====Breeding====
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Ground nesters; the clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.
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Diet includes seeds and insects.
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====Diet====
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Their diet includes insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and beetles; seeds and grit.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Anthus+similis}}
 
{{GSearch|Anthus+similis}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthus]]

Revision as of 23:19, 29 March 2015

Photo by firecrest15
Mkuze Game Reserve, north-eastern South Africa, May 2014
Anthus similis

Includes: Bannerman's Pipit

Identification

17–20 cm

  • Sandy grey upperparts
  • Whitish or pale buff underparts
  • Streaked breast

Similar Species

Similar to the African Pipit, but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill. Best identified by the display and call.

Distribution

Photo by jdbirdman
Namibia, November 2004

Africa and South Asia
Northern Africa: occurs only in Egypt
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
Middle East: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan
Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iran, Asia: Afghanistan, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar

Taxonomy

Subspecies

This species has 19 subspecies[1]:

  • A. s. bannermani: Mountains of south-western Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, northern Liberia to western Cameroon
  • A. s. captus: Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and western Jordan
  • A. s. arabicus: South-western, southern and south-eastern Arabian Peninsula
  • A. s. sokotrae: Socotra Island
  • A. s. chyuluensis: Kenya and northern Tanzania
  • A. s. asbenaicus: Southern Sahara in central and eastern Mali and central Niger
  • A. s. jebelmarrae: Mountains of western and central Sudan
  • A. s. nivescens: Mountains of south-eastern Egypt; coastal Red Sea in north-eastern Sudan to northern Kenya
  • A. s. hararensis: highlands of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
  • A. s. dewittei: Highlands of eastern DRC, south-western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Angola
  • A. s. palliditinctus: Extreme south-western Angola and north-western Namibia
  • A. s. leucocraspedon: Western and southern Namibia and south-western South Africa
  • A. s. nicholsoni: South-eastern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa
  • A. s. petricolus: Lesotho and eastern South Africa
  • A. s. primarius: Southern South Africa (southern Western Cape to northern Eastern Cape)
  • A. s. decaptus: Southern Iran to western Pakistan; winters to north-western India
  • A. s. jerdoni: Mountains of eastern Afghanistan to western Nepal; winters to north-central India, Bangladesh
  • A. s. similis: Peninsular India (Bombay to Karnataka and western Tamil Nadu)
  • A. s. travancoriensis: South-western India
  • A. s. yamethini: Central Myanmar

Bannermani from western Africa is sometimes split as Anthus bannermani, Bannerman's Pipit.

Habitat

Rough stony hillsides with sparse vegetation.

Behaviour

Breeding

Ground nesters; the clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.

Diet

Their diet includes insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and beetles; seeds and grit.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
  4. Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

External Links

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