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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
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| image =Mountain Pipit - Natal - South Africa_S4E7209 (16378615434).jpg
| image = Mountain pipit, Anthus hoeschi, at Naude's Nek, southern Drakensberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa. - 51852076261, crop.jpg
| image_caption =
| image_caption = At [[Naude's Neck Pass]], South Africa
| status = LC
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=22718467 |title=''Anthus hoeschi'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=''Anthus hoeschi'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T22718467A118896194 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718467A118896194.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| genus = Anthus
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| species = hoeschi
| authority = [[Erwin Stresemann|Stresemann]], 1938
| classis = [[Aves]]
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
| familia = [[Motacillidae]]
| genus = ''[[Anthus]]''
| species = '''''A. hoeschi'''''
| binomial = ''Anthus hoeschi''
| binomial_authority = [[Erwin Stresemann|Stresemann]], 1938
| range_map = AT1003 map.png
| range_map = AT1003 map.png
| range_map_caption = {{legend0|#00ff80|Approximate summer range: the [[Drakensberg]] alti-montane grasslands}}
| range_map_width =
| synonyms =
| range_map_caption = General summer range: the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands
}}
| synonyms = }}
The '''mountain pipit''' (''Anthus hoeschi'') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Motacillidae]].


The '''mountain pipit''' ('''''Anthus hoeschi''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Motacillidae]].
It is found in [[Lesotho]], [[South Africa]], possibly [[Botswana]], possibly [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], possibly [[Namibia]], and possibly [[Zambia]].

Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical high-altitude [[grassland]].
Its breeding range is in [[Lesotho]] and adjacent [[South Africa]]. Its non-breeding range possibly includes [[Botswana]], the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]], [[Namibia]] and [[Zambia]]. Its natural overwintering [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical [[grassland]], and it breeds in temperate high altitude grassland in summer.


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==References==
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* Mountain pipit - [http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/901.pdf Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds].
* Mountain pipit - [http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/901.pdf Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds].


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[[Category:Anthus|mountain pipit]]
[[Category:Birds of Southern Africa]]
[[Category:Birds of Southern Africa]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1938|mountain pipit]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1938|mountain pipit]]
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 11 February 2024

Mountain pipit
At Naude's Neck Pass, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. hoeschi
Binomial name
Anthus hoeschi
     Approximate summer range: the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands

The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

Its breeding range is in Lesotho and adjacent South Africa. Its non-breeding range possibly includes Botswana, the DRC, Namibia and Zambia. Its natural overwintering habitat is subtropical or tropical grassland, and it breeds in temperate high altitude grassland in summer.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Anthus hoeschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22718467A118896194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718467A118896194.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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