Nilgiri pipit

Nilgiri pipit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. nilghiriensis
Binomial name
Anthus nilghiriensis
Sharpe, 1885

The Nilgiri pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) is a distinctive species of pipit that is endemic to the high altitude hills of southern India. Richer brown in colour than other pipits in the region, it is distinctive in having the streaking on the breast continuing along the flanks. It is non-migratory and has a tendency to fly into low trees when disturbed and is closely related to the tree pipits Anthus hodgsoni and Anthus trivialis.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anthus nilghiriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718582A94586848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718582A94586848.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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