African rock pipit
| African rock pipit | |
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| In eastern Lesotho | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Anthus |
| Species: | A. crenatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthus crenatus | |
The African rock pipit (Anthus crenatus), 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.[1]
Taxonomy and systematics
The African rock pipit forms a superspecies with the striped pipit.
Description
The African rock pipit is a uniformly brown pipit with a compact body shape. Its wing coverts have a yellow-green edge. It can be located through its distinctive two-note call.[2]
Ecology
It feeds on insects, spiders, and occasionally seeds.[2]
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthus crenatus.
- African rock pipit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.