African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (14)
Stephanie Tyler, Nárgila Moura, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.2 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Koester |
| Bulgarian | Африканска бъбрица |
| Catalan | piula africana |
| Croatian | afrička trepteljka |
| Czech | linduška pastvinná |
| Danish | Savannepiber |
| Dutch | Kaneelpieper |
| English | African Pipit |
| English (Kenya) | Grassland Pipit |
| English (United States) | African Pipit |
| Estonian | aafrika niidukiur |
| French | Pipit africain |
| French (Canada) | Pipit africain |
| German | Zimtspornpieper |
| Hebrew | פפיון אפריקני |
| Japanese | アフリカマミジロタヒバリ |
| Norwegian | savannepiplerke |
| Polish | świergotek cynamonowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Petinha-do-capim |
| Russian | Африканский конёк |
| Serbian | Afrička trepteljka |
| Slovak | ľabtuška africká |
| Slovenian | Afriška cipa |
| Spanish | Bisbita Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Bisbita africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk piplärka |
| Turkish | Afrika İncirkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Щеврик рудий |
| Zulu | ingcelekeshe |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Maria G. Smith prepared the account for the 2024 Clements taxonomy update. Nicholas D. Sly updated the distribution map.
Anthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840
PROTONYM:
Anthus cinnamomeus
Rüppell, 1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel, p.103.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sim en [Ethiopia].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ANTHUS
- cinnamomeum / cinnamomeus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the African Pipit
