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Bush Pipit

Anthus caffer Sundevall, CJ 1850

The bushveld pipit, bush pipit or little pipit is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Motacillidae
Genus:
   Anthus
Scientific:
  Anthus caffer

Original description

Citation:
  Sundevall, CJ 1850

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 7 p.100 ? yr

Protonym:
  Anthus caffer

Type locality:
  Limpopo River; type from Mohapoani Berg.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60167550#page/110/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4C7B3D81B7D98AF1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4C7B3D81

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4C7B3D81

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558638

Geographic range:

  • Anthus caffer caffer: southeastern Botswana, southwestern Zimbabwe, northeastern South Africa, and western Swaziland
  • Anthus caffer australoabyssinicus: Highlands of extreme s Ethiopia
  • Anthus caffer blayneyi: Highlands of Kenya and Tanzania
  • Anthus caffer mzimbaensis: N Zambia to ne Botswana, Zimbabwe plateau and w Malawi
  • Anthus caffer traylori: northeastern South Africa (eastern Limpopo and northeastern KwaZulu-Natal), eastern Swaziland, and extreme southern Mozambique
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Bush Pipit
Catalan:
piula cafre
Czech:
linduška drobná
Danish:
Buskpiber
German:
Buschpieper
Spanish:
Bisbita Cafre
Spanish (Spain):
Bisbita Cafre
Finnish:
savannikirvinen
French:
Pipit cafre
Croatian:
kratkorepa trepteljka
Hungarian:
kafferpityer
Italian:
Pispola del bush
Japanese (romaji):
kusaharatahibari
Japanese:
クサハラタヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis kalviukas
Dutch:
Savannepieper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Buskpiplerke
Norwegian:
Buskpiplerke
Polish:
świergotek zaroślowy
Portuguese:
Petinha-do-mato
Portuguese (Portugal):
petinha-do-mato
Russian:
Кустарниковый конёк
Slovak:
ľabtuška krovinová
Serbian:
Žbunjačka trepteljka
Swedish:
buskpiplärka
Ukrainian:
Щеврик чагарниковий
Chinese:
南非鹨
Chinese (Traditional):
南非樹鷚

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pipit cafre ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pipit cafre ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Little Tawny Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Bushveld Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Bushveld Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Little Tawny Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Anthus caffer [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Anthus caffer [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Anthus caffer [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Bush Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Bushveld Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Bushveld Pipit ( Anthus caffer) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anthus caffer [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anthus caffer [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Bosveldkoester
Catalan: piula cafre
Czech: linduška drobná, Linduška stepní
Danish: Buskpiber
German: Buschpieper
English: Bush Pipit, Bushveld Pipit, Bushveld Tree Pipit, Little Pipit, Little Tawny Pipit
English, HBW: Bush Pipit
English (IOC): Bushveld Pipit
English (Kenya): Bush Pipit
English (United States): Bush Pipit
English (South Africa): Bushveld Pipit
Esperanto: Malgranda pipio
Spanish: Bisbita Cafre, Bisbita Negra
Spanish (Spain): Bisbita Cafre
Spanish (HBW): Bush Pipit
Estonian: savannikiur
Finnish: Savannikirvinen
French: Pipit cafre, Pipit des arbres
Croatian: kratkorepa trepteljka
Hungarian: kafferpityer
Italian: Pispola cafra, Pispola del bush
Japanese (romaji): kusaharatahibari
Japanese: クサハラタヒバリ
Scientific: Anthus caffer, Anthus caffer caffer, Anthus cathropae
Lithuanian: Mažasis kalviukas
Dutch: Savannepieper, Savanne-pieper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Buskpiplerke
Norwegian: Buskpiplerke
Polish: swiergotek zaroslowy, świergotek zaroślowy
Portuguese: Petinha-do-mato
Portuguese (Portugal): petinha-do-mato
Russian: Кафрский конёк, Кустарниковый конёк
Slovak: labtuška krovinná, ľabtuška krovinová
Serbian: Žbunjačka trepteljka
Swedish: Buskpiplärka
Swahili: Kipimanjia Kusi
Turkish: Otlak incirkuşu, Otlak İncirkuşu
Ukrainian: Щеврик чагарниковий
Chinese: 南非鹨
Chinese (Traditional): 南非樹鷚

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