Short-billed pipit
The short-billed pipit (Anthus furcatus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Anthus |
| Species: | A. furcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthus furcatus Lafresnaye & d'Orbigny, 1837 | |
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. The Puna pipit is sometimes considered a subspecies.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Anthus furcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Van Els, P.; Norambuena, H.V. (2018). "A revision of species limits in Neotropical pipits Anthus based on multilocus genetic and vocal data". Ibis. 160: 158–172. doi:10.1111/ibi.12511.
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