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| − | + | [[Image:Bush_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Ornitho26|Ornitho26}}<br />[[Nylsvley Nature Reserve]], [[South Africa]], September 2004]] | |
| − | [[Image:Bush_Pipit.jpg|thumb| | + | '''Alternative name: Bushveld Pipit''' |
| + | ;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] caffer | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 12.5–14 cm<br /> | |
| + | *Buff underparts | ||
| + | *Brown-streaked throat and breast | ||
| + | *Dark brownish head and upperparts | ||
| + | *Lighter eyestripe and chin | ||
| + | ==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 [[eSwatini]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====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 [[eSwatini]], northern [[Natal]] | ||
| + | *''A. c. traylori'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mozambique]], adjacent eastern Transvaal and extreme north-eastern [[Natal]] | ||
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| + | ==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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Answer.com | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Anthus+caffer}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anthus]] |
Latest revision as of 11:11, 11 November 2021
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 eSwatini.
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
