Avibase: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis (Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis))

Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis)

Anthus caffer mzimbaensis Benson, CW 1955

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Benson, CW 1955

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 75, no.8 p.102

Protonym:
Anthus caffer mzimbaensis

Type locality:
Mzimba, Nyasaland.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125673#page/148/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
766A4496EBCD7216

Avibase ID:
avibase-766A4496

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/766A4496

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920964

Geographic range:

Anthus caffer mzimbaensis: northern Zambia to northeastern Botswana, Zimbabwe plateau, and western Malawi

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis)
French:
Pipit cafre (mzimbaensis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bush Pipit (mzimbaensis) ( Anthus caffer mzimbaensis)
Avilist 2025: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
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Clements, version 2015: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
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Clements, version 2017: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthus caffer mzimbaensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Anthus caffer

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