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Mountain pipit

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Mountain pipit
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
General summer range: the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands

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.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International. 2017. Anthus hoeschi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22718467A118896194. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718467A118896194.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2018.