Biology:Striped pipit

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Striped pipit
Striped pipit, Anthus lineiventris, at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Gauteng, South Africa (28853785504).jpg
The nominate subspecies in Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Gauteng
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. lineiventris
Binomial name
Anthus lineiventris
Sundevall, 1850

The striped pipit (Anthus lineiventris) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, which is native to Africa southwards of the equator.

Range and habitat

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa , Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is rocky areas in dry to mesic savanna.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

The striped pipit forms a species complex with the African rock pipit.[2]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:[3]

  • A. l. stygium Clancey, 1952 – Angola, Kenya, DRC, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
  • A. l. lineiventris Sundevall, 1851 – Botswana, South Africa and Eswatini

Description

thumb|left|The nominate subspecies in Ithala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal It is a large pipit, ranging from 17 to 18 centimeters in length and weighing 31-37 grams. The wing coverts have yellow-green edges, and the underparts are olive brown with dark brown streaking.[2]

Voice

A loud, penetrating, thrush-like song, uttered from a rock or perch.[2]

Diet

It feeds on insects and other arthropods, particularly grasshoppers.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2018). "Anthus lineiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22718448A131983482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718448A131983482.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22718448/131983482. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2009). Complete photographic guide Birds of Southern Africa. Struik Nature. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Striped Pipit (Anthus lineiventris)" (in en). https://www.hbw.com/species/striped-pipit-anthus-lineiventris. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q875922 entry