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Yellow-tufted Pipit

Anthus crenatus Finsch, FHO; Hartlaub, KJG 1870

The African rock pipit, also known as the yellow-tufted pipit, is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in the high-altitude, rocky grasslands of South Africa and Lesotho. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Finsch, FHO; Hartlaub, KJG 1870

Reference:
   Vög. Ost.-Afr. [Finsch & Hartlaub]

Protonym:
  Anthus crenatus

Type locality:
  near Cape Town.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49512#page/297/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  56CB3F84F8258AEA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-56CB3F84

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/56CB3F84


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558645


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Anthus crenatus: South Africa (montane slopes of eastern Cape Province to western Eswatini)
English:
Yellow-tufted Pipit
Catalan:
piula roquera
Czech:
linduška jihoafrická
Danish:
Stenpiber
German:
Klippenpieper
Spanish:
Bisbita Roquero
Spanish (Spain):
Bisbita Roquero
Finnish:
louhikkokirvinen
French:
Pipit des rochers
Croatian:
južnoafrička trepteljka
Hungarian:
szirti pityer
Italian:
Pispola ciuffigialli
Japanese (romaji):
funashiiwatahibari
Japanese:
フナシイワタヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Rusvasis kalviukas
Dutch:
Kopjespieper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Steinpiplerke
Norwegian:
Steinpiplerke
Polish:
świergotek natalski
Portuguese:
Petinha-das-rochas
Portuguese (Portugal):
petinha-das-rochas
Russian:
Каменный конёк
Slovak:
ľabtuška kameniarka
Swedish:
stenpiplärka
Ukrainian:
Щеврик скельний
Chinese:
南非石鹨
Chinese (Traditional):
黃簇岩鷚


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pipit des rochers ( Anthus crenatus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pipit des rochers ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 1st edition:
Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2021:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2022:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2023:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2024:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 4th edition:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2015:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2016:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2017:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2018:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Clements, version 2019:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 1.50:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 1.52:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 1.53:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 1.54:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 1.55:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2015:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2016:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2017:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2018:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2019:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2021:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2022:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2023:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
eBird version 2024:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
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 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
African Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rock Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Anthus crenatus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Anthus crenatus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Anthus crenatus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Yellow-tufted Pipit ( Anthus crenatus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anthus crenatus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anthus crenatus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Klipkoester
Catalan: piula roquera
Czech: Linduška jihoafrická
Danish: Lesothopiber, Stenpiber
German: Klippenpieper, Strandpieper
English: African Rock Pipit, Large Yellow-tufted Pipit, Rock Pipit, Yellow tufted Pipit, Yellow-tufted Pipit
English, HBW: Yellow-tufted Pipit
English (IOC): African Rock Pipit
English (United States): Yellow-tufted Pipit
English (South Africa): African Rock Pipit
Esperanto: Flavtufa pipio
Spanish: Bisbita Roquera Africana, Bisbita Roquero
Spanish (Spain): Bisbita Roquero
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-tufted Pipit
Estonian: kõnnukiur
Finnish: Louhikkokirvinen
French: Pipit des rochers
Hebrew: פיפיון סלעים
Croatian: južnoafrička trepteljka
Hungarian: szirti pityer
Italian: Pispola ciuffigialli, Pispola ciuffogiallo
Japanese (romaji): funashiiwatahibari
Japanese: フナシイワタヒバリ
Scientific: Anthus crenatus
Lithuanian: Rusvasis kalviukas
Dutch: Kopjespieper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Steinpiplerke
Norwegian: Steinpiplerke
Polish: swiergotek natalski, świergotek natalski
Portuguese: Petinha-das-rochas
Portuguese (Portugal): petinha-das-rochas
Russian: Каменный конёк, Скальный конёк
Slovak: ľabtuška kameniarka, ľabtuška vrchovská
Sotho, Southern: Tšase-ea-thaba
Swedish: Stenpiplärka
Turkish: Afrika kaya incirkuşu, Afrika Kaya İncirkuşu
Ukrainian: Щеврик скельний
Chinese: 南非石鹨
Chinese (Traditional): 黃簇岩鷚

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