Buff-bellied pipit
| Buff-bellied pipit | |
|---|---|
| Nominate subspecies in Oregon, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Anthus |
| Species: | A. rubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthus rubescens (Tunstall, 1771) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anthus pensilvanicus | |
The buff-bellied pipit or American pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a small songbird found on both sides of the northern Pacific. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. It was formerly classified as a form of the water pipit. It is known as "American pipit" in North America and "buff-bellied pipit" in Eurasia.
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