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Short-tailed Pipit
Anthus brachyurus Sundevall, CJ 1850
The short-tailed pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Motacillidae
Genus:
Anthus
Scientific:
Anthus brachyurus
Original description
Citation:
Sundevall, CJ 1850
Reference:
Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh.
7, no.4 p.100 ? yr
Protonym:
Anthus brachyurus
Type locality:
near Durban.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/285379#page/110/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E6629C69D319544F
Avibase ID:
avibase-E6629C69
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E6629C69
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558637
Geographic range:
- Anthus brachyurus brachyurus: grassland of southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa
- Anthus brachyurus leggei: southeastern Gabon to Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, and Zambia to eastern South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Short-tailed Pipit
Catalan:
piula cuacurta
Czech:
linduška krátkoocasá
Danish:
Korthalet Piber
German:
Kurzschwanzpieper
Spanish:
Bisbita Colicorto
Spanish (Spain):
Bisbita Colicorto
Finnish:
pikkukirvinen
French:
Pipit à queue courte
Croatian:
mala trepteljka
Hungarian:
rövidfarkú pityer
Italian:
Pispola codacorta
Japanese (romaji):
himetahibari
Japanese:
ヒメタヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Trumpauodegis kalviukas
Dutch:
Kortstaartpieper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Korthalepiplerke
Norwegian:
Korthalepiplerke
Polish:
świergotek krótkoogonowy
Portuguese:
Petinha-rabicurta
Portuguese (Portugal):
petinha-rabicurta
Russian:
Короткохвостый конёк
Slovak:
ľabtuška krátkochvostá
Serbian:
Kratkorepa trepteljka
Swedish:
kortstjärtad piplärka
Ukrainian:
Щеврик короткохвостий
Chinese:
短尾鹨
Chinese (Traditional):
短尾鷚
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pipit à queue courte ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pipit à queue courte ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anthus brachyurus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anthus brachyurus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anthus brachyurus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Short-tailed Pipit ( Anthus brachyurus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthus brachyurus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthus brachyurus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kortstertkoester
Catalan: piula cuacurta
Czech: Linduška krátkoocasá
Danish: Korthalet Piber
German: Kurzschwanzpieper
English: Short tailed Pipit, Shorttailed Pipit, Short-tailed Pipit
English, HBW: Short-tailed Pipit
English (IOC): Short-tailed Pipit
English (United States): Short-tailed Pipit
Esperanto: Mallongvosta pipio
Spanish: Bisbita Colicorto, Bisbita de Cola Corta
Spanish (Spain): Bisbita Colicorto
Spanish (HBW): Short-tailed Pipit
Estonian: lühisaba-kiur
Finnish: Pikkukirvinen
French: Pipit à queue courte, Pipit cafre
Croatian: mala trepteljka
Hungarian: rövidfarkú pityer
Italian: Pispola codacorta
Japanese (romaji): himetahibari
Japanese: ヒメタヒバリ
Scientific: Anthus brachyurus, Anthus brachyurus brachyurus, Anthus brachyurus leggei, Anthus leggei
Lithuanian: Trumpauodegis kalviukas
Dutch: Kortstaartpieper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Korthalepiplerke
Norwegian: Korthalepiplerke
Polish: swiergotek krótkoogonowy, świergotek krótkoogonowy
Portuguese: Petinha-rabicurta
Portuguese (Portugal): petinha-rabicurta
Russian: Короткохвостый конёк
Slovak: ľabtuška krátkochvostá
Serbian: Kratkorepa trepteljka
Swedish: Kortstjärtad piplärka
Swahili: Kipimanjia Mkia-mfupi
Turkish: Kısa kuyruklu incirkuşu, Kısa Kuyruklu İncirkuşu
Ukrainian: Щеврик короткохвостий
Chinese: 短尾鹨
Chinese (Traditional): 短尾鷚
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