Long-tailed pipit
| Long-tailed pipit | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Anthus |
| Species: | A. longicaudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthus longicaudatus Liversidge, 1996 | |
The long-tailed pipit (Anthus longicaudatus) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Botswana, South Africa and Zambia. Generally it occurs in flocks of 10 to 40 birds.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Anthus longicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Long-tailed Pipit Anthus longicaudatus". BirdLife.
Further reading
- Liversidge, R (1996). "A new species of pipit in southern Africa". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 116: 211–215.
- Harrison, J. A.; Allan, D. G.; Underhill, L. G.; Herremans, M.; Tree, A. J.; Parker, V. and Brown, C. J. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Johannesburg, South Africa: BirdLife South Africa.
- del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew and Christie, David (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails 9. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-87334-69-6.