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| − | [[Image:Long-tailed_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by balticbird]] | + | [[Image:Long-tailed_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by balticbird <br/>Photo taken: South Africa ]] |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| − | Photo taken: South Africa
| + | Buff back, crown and mantle, yellow base to its lower mandible. |
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| − | Pipit identification is notoriously subjective and separating the Long-tailed from the similar Plain-backed and Buffy Pipits is less than clear. The Long-tailed Pipit is a large, heavily built pipit with a distinct eyebrow and an unstreaked buffy back, crown and mantle (unlike Grassveld, Long-billed and Kimberley Pipit). Unlike Buffy Pipit it has a distinctly yellow base to its lower mandible, like Plain-backed Pipit. Other features that may separate it from Buffy and Plain-backed Pipitare its slightly longer tail and darker colour, more horizontal jizz when feeding, and even higher rate of tail-wagging, involving the entire lower body.
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| − | The distribution and movements of this species are poorly known, although it seems to be a non-breeding winter visitor (May to early-September) to the Kimberley region of South Africa.
| + | [[South Africa]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| − | The Long-tailed Pipit Anthus longicaudatus was recently described from specimens collected at Keeley Park, Kimberley.
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
Revision as of 13:34, 12 October 2007
- Anthus longicaudatus
Photo by balticbird
Photo taken: South Africa
Identification
Buff back, crown and mantle, yellow base to its lower mandible.
Distribution
South Africa.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
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