Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Anthus [similis, nicholsoni, bannermani or nyassae] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Boskoester, Miombokoester, Miombokoester (Boskoester)
Bulgarian: Дървесна бъбрица
Catalan: piula boscana
Czech: Linduška malawijská
Welsh: Corhedydd y coetir
Danish: Malawipiber, Zambiapiber
German: Miombopieper, Waldlandpieper
English: Brachystegia Pipit, Chapin's Pipit, Wood Pipit, Woodland Pipit
English, HBW: Woodland Pipit
English (IOC): Wood Pipit
English (United States): Woodland Pipit
English (South Africa): Wood Pipit
Esperanto: Arbarpipio
Spanish: Bisbita del Bosque, Bisbita del Nyasa
Spanish (Spain): Bisbita del Nyasa
Spanish (HBW): Woodland Pipit
Estonian: miombokiur
Finnish: Afrikanmetsäkirvinen
French: Pipit à queue courte, Pipit forestier
Frisian: Boskpiper
Galician: Pica do Niasa
Croatian: šumska trepteljka
Italian: Calandro del lago Nyassa, Pispola boschereccia
Japanese (romaji): angoratahibari
Japanese: アンゴラタヒバリ
Scientific: Anthus latistriatus winterbottomi, Anthus nicholsoni nyassae, Anthus nyansae, Anthus nyassae, Anthus nyassae nyassae, Anthus nyassae winterbottomi, Anthus similis nyassae, Anthus similis schoutedeni, Anthus similis winterbottomi
Lithuanian: Afrikinis miškinis kalviukas
Latvian: Meža čipste
Dutch: Bospieper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Miombopiplerke
Norwegian: Miombopiplerke
Polish: swiergotek brazowy, świergotek brązowy
Portuguese: Petinha do Niassa, petinha-do-niassa
Portuguese (Portugal): petinha-do-niassa
Russian: Древесный конёк
Slovak: ľabtuška lesná
Swedish: miombopiplärka, Nyassapiplärka
Swahili: Kipimanjia-mwitu
Turkish: Orman incirkuşu, Orman İncirkuşu
Ukrainian: Щеврик ангольський
Chinese: 林地鹨
Chinese (Traditional): 林地長嘴鷚