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'''Alternative name: Bushveld Pipit''' | '''Alternative name: Bushveld Pipit''' | ||
;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] caffer | ;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] caffer | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 12.5–14 cm | + | 12.5–14 cm<br /> |
| − | + | *Buff underparts | |
| + | *Brown-streaked throat and breast | ||
| + | *Dark brownish head and upperparts | ||
| + | *Lighter eyestripe and chin | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Africa]]<br /> |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[DRC]] and [[Angola]].<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]].<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[Swaziland]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
| + | There are 5 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''A. c. australoabyssinicus'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of extreme southern [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *''A. c. blayneyi'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''A. c. mzimbaensis'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Zambia]] to north-eastern [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]] plateau and western [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | *''A. c. caffer'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Botswana]] to south-western [[Zimbabwe]], Transvaal, western [[Swaziland]], northern [[Natal]] | ||
| + | *''A. c. traylori'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mozambique]], adjacent eastern Transvaal and extreme north-eastern [[Natal]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry savanna and dry open forest. | Dry savanna and dry open forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | It builds cup nest from grass and lined rootlets | + | It builds cup nest from grass and lined with rootlets. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Answer.com | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase |
| + | #Answer.com | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anthus+caffer}} | {{GSearch|Anthus+caffer}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anthus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anthus]] | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 14 September 2010
Alternative name: Bushveld Pipit
- Anthus caffer
Identification
12.5–14 cm
- Buff underparts
- Brown-streaked throat and breast
- Dark brownish head and upperparts
- Lighter eyestripe and chin
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: DRC and Angola.
Eastern Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
Southern Africa: Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- A. c. australoabyssinicus:
- Highlands of extreme southern Ethiopia
- A. c. blayneyi:
- A. c. mzimbaensis:
- A. c. caffer:
- A. c. traylori:
- Southern Mozambique, adjacent eastern Transvaal and extreme north-eastern Natal
Habitat
Dry savanna and dry open forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
It builds cup nest from grass and lined with rootlets. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Answer.com
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bush Pipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bush_Pipit
