The pipits are a genus of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. The genus has more than three dozen species. Along with the wagtails and longclaws, the pipits make up the family Motacillidae.
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They are slender, often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. Pipits are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs.
The Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tennelus belongs to a distinct, monotypic genus.
Species
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Grassveld Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Plain Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Sandy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
- Long-clawed Pipit Anthus pallidiventris
- Malindi Pipit Anthus malindae
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus
- Little Pipit Anthus caffer
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus
- Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
- Short-billed Pipit Anthus furcatus
- Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri
- Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens
- Chaco Pipit Anthus chacoensis
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri
- Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis
- South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus
- New Guinea Pipit Anthus guttaralis
- Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis
- Yellow-tufted Pipit Anthus crenatus
- Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
- Yellow-breasted Pipit Anthus chloris
References
- Voelker, G. 1999. Molecular Evolutionary Relationships in the Avian Genus Anthus(Pipits: Motacillidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 11 (1), pp. 84-94. doi:10.1006/mpev.1998.0555
External links
- Pipit videos on the Internet Bird Collection