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| name = Buffy pipit |
| name = Buffy pipit |
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| image = Buffy Pipit |
| image = Buffy Pipit (Anthus vaalensis) (32193166550), crop.jpg |
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| image_caption = At [[Mountain Zebra National Park|Mountain Zebra NP]], South Africa |
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| status = LC |
| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Anthus vaalensis'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22718489A131984595 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718489A131984595.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| genus = Anthus |
| genus = Anthus |
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The '''buffy pipit''' (''Anthus vaalensis'') is a species of bird in the [[Motacillidae]] family. It is found in plains and open countryside in southern and eastern Africa. The [[IUCN Red List|IUCN]] has assessed its conservation status as being of [[least concern]]. |
The '''buffy pipit''' ('''''Anthus vaalensis''''') is a species of bird in the [[Motacillidae]] family. It is found in plains and open countryside in southern and eastern Africa. The [[IUCN Red List|IUCN]] has assessed its conservation status as being of [[least concern]]. |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Its length is {{convert|16|-|18|cm|abbr=on}},<ref name=Sinclair /> and its weight is {{convert|23|-|36.6|g|abbr=on}}.<ref name=HBW /> It is often confused with the plain-backed pipit because both species have plain upperparts.<ref name=SABAP>{{cite encyclopedia|author=P. A. Clancey|title=Buffy Pipit|encyclopedia=The Atlas of Southern African Birds|url=http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/719.pdf}}</ref> The upperparts of the buffy pipit are paler and buffier than the plain-backed pipit. The buffy pipit has a pale supercilium, and its lower mandible has a pinkish base.<ref name=Hancock>{{cite book|last1=Hancock|first1=Peter|last2=Weiersbye|first2=Ingrid|title=Birds of Botswana|date=2015|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400874170|page=370|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H-d0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA370}}</ref> It has faint markings on the breast, and the belly and flanks are buffy. The juvenile has mottles.<ref name=Sinclair>{{cite book|last1=Sinclair|first1=Ian|last2=Hockey|first2=P. A. R.|title=The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa|date=2005|publisher=Struik|isbn=9781770072435|page=366|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jZTl2rn9uTYC&pg=PA366}}</ref> |
Its length is {{convert|16|-|18|cm|abbr=on}},<ref name=Sinclair /> and its weight is {{convert|23|-|36.6|g|abbr=on}}.<ref name=HBW /> It is often confused with the plain-backed pipit because both species have plain upperparts.<ref name=SABAP>{{cite encyclopedia|author=P. A. Clancey|title=Buffy Pipit|encyclopedia=The Atlas of Southern African Birds|url=http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/719.pdf}}</ref> The upperparts of the buffy pipit are paler and buffier than the plain-backed pipit. The buffy pipit has a pale supercilium, and its lower mandible has a pinkish base.<ref name=Hancock>{{cite book|last1=Hancock|first1=Peter|last2=Weiersbye|first2=Ingrid|title=Birds of Botswana|date=2015|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400874170|page=370|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H-d0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA370}}</ref> It has faint markings on the breast, and the belly and flanks are buffy. The juvenile has mottles.<ref name=Sinclair>{{cite book|last1=Sinclair|first1=Ian|last2=Hockey|first2=P. A. R.|title=The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa|date=2005|publisher=Struik|isbn=9781770072435|page=366|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jZTl2rn9uTYC&pg=PA366}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
==Distribution and habitat== |
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The buffy pipit is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa |
The buffy pipit is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, with a distribution size estimated at {{convert|5660000|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> Its habitat is semi-arid plains with grasses and bare ground.<ref name=Hancock /> It also occurs in pastures, burnt fields, and edges of saltpans.<ref name=SABAP /> |
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==Behaviour== |
==Behaviour== |
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==Status== |
==Status== |
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The population size is not known. The species has an increasing population trend and a large range, so the [[IUCN Red List]] has assessed the species as [[least concern]].<ref name= |
The population size is not known. The species has an increasing population trend and a large range, so the [[IUCN Red List]] has assessed the species as [[least concern]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Anthus]] |
[[Category:Anthus]] |
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[[Category:Birds of Southern Africa |
[[Category:Birds of Southern Africa]] |
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[[Category:Birds described in 1900]] |
[[Category:Birds described in 1900]] |
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[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Anthus |
| Species: | A. vaalensis
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| Anthus vaalensis Shelley, 1900
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The buffy pipit (Anthus vaalensis) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in plains and open countryside in southern and eastern Africa. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of least concern.
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described by English naturalist George Ernest Shelley in 1900. The IOC World Bird List recognises five subspecies: A. v. chobiensis in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Tanzania, northeastern Namibia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe and western Mozambique; A. v. neumanni in central Angola; A. v. namibicus in northeastern and central Namibia; A. v. exasperatus in northeastern Botswana; and A. v. vaalensis in southern Botswana and South Africa. A. longicaudatus is an invalid taxon and is included in A. vaalensis.[2] Some authors include subspecies saphiroi and goodsoni of the plain-backed pipit (Anthus leucophrys) in this species.[3]
Description
[edit]Its length is 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in),[4] and its weight is 23–36.6 g (0.81–1.29 oz).[3] It is often confused with the plain-backed pipit because both species have plain upperparts.[5] The upperparts of the buffy pipit are paler and buffier than the plain-backed pipit. The buffy pipit has a pale supercilium, and its lower mandible has a pinkish base.[6] It has faint markings on the breast, and the belly and flanks are buffy. The juvenile has mottles.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The buffy pipit is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, with a distribution size estimated at 5,660,000 km2 (2,190,000 sq mi).[1] Its habitat is semi-arid plains with grasses and bare ground.[6] It also occurs in pastures, burnt fields, and edges of saltpans.[5]
Behaviour
[edit]One or two individuals are usually encountered, but flocks may be found in winter.[5] It frequently wags its tail.[6] Its song is a repeated tchreep-churup, and the call sshik is given when the bird is flushed.[4] It eats invertebrates and seeds.[3] Breeding has been recorded from July to February in Zimbabwe and August to December in South Africa.[5] The nest is an open cup built on the ground.[6]
Status
[edit]The population size is not known. The species has an increasing population trend and a large range, so the IUCN Red List has assessed the species as least concern.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2018). "Anthus vaalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718489A131984595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718489A131984595.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (eds.). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors & pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Tyler, S. (2016). "Buffy Pipit (Anthus vaalensis)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D. A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive.
- ^ a b c Sinclair, Ian; Hockey, P. A. R. (2005). The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. Struik. p. 366. ISBN 9781770072435.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d P. A. Clancey. "Buffy Pipit" (PDF). The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- ^ a b c d Hancock, Peter; Weiersbye, Ingrid (2015). Birds of Botswana. Princeton University Press. p. 370. ISBN 9781400874170.