Nicholson's Pipit
Anthus nicholsoni Sharpe, 1884
Nicholson's pipit is a small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It was formerly included with the long-billed pipit but is now frequently treated as a separate species. It is a bird found in southern Africa. They are non-migratory. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Anthus
Scientific:
Anthus nicholsoni
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, 1884
Reference:
BirdsS.Afr.[Layard].ed.2 p. 536
Protonym:
Anthus nicholsoni
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13970327
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3A1FA0A7C9179D3D
Avibase ID:
avibase-3A1FA0A7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3A1FA0A7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920907
Geographic range:
- Anthus nicholsoni nicholsoni (nicholsoni): SE Botswana and ne South Africa
- Anthus nicholsoni nicholsoni (primarius): S South Africa (s Western Cape to n Eastern Cape)
- Anthus nicholsoni petricolus: Lesotho and e South Africa
- Anthus nicholsoni palliditinctus: Extreme sw Angola and nw Namibia
- Anthus nicholsoni leucocraspedon: W and s Namibia and sw South Africa
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Nicholson's Pipit
German:
Nicholsonpieper
Spanish:
Bisbita Sudafricano
Spanish (Spain):
Bisbita sudafricano
French:
Pipit de Nicholson
Dutch:
Nicholsons Pieper
Norwegian:
langnebbpiplerke (nicholsoni gr.)
Polish:
świergotek płowopióry
Portuguese:
petinha-sul-africana
Russian:
Южноафриканский конёк
Slovak:
ľabtuška pustatinná
Swedish:
nicholsonpiplärka
Ukrainian:
щеврик світлоперий
Chinese:
博茨瓦纳长嘴鹨
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Nicholson's Pipit ( Anthus nicholsoni) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Anthus [similis, nicholsoni or bannermani]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Nicholsonkoester
Arabic: جُشْنَةٌ نِيكُولْسُونيّة
German: Nicholsonpieper
English: Nicholson's Pipit
English, HBW: Long-billed Pipit (Nicholson's)
English (IOC): Nicholson's Pipit
English (United States): Nicholson's Pipit
Spanish: Bisbita Sudafricano
Spanish (Spain): Bisbita sudafricano
French: Pipit à long bec (nicholsoni), Pipit de Nicholson
Hebrew: פפיון הרים (סאהל)
Scientific: Anthus nicholsoni, Anthus nicholsoni nicholsoni
Dutch: Nicholsons Pieper
Norwegian: langnebbpiplerke (nicholsoni gr.)
Polish: świergotek płowopióry
Portuguese: petinha-sul-africana
Portuguese (Portugal): petinha-de-nicholson
Russian: Южноафриканский конёк
Slovak: ľabtuška pustatinná
Swedish: nicholsonpiplärka
Turkish: Nicholson İncirkuşu
Ukrainian: щеврик світлоперий
Chinese: 博茨瓦纳长嘴鹨
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