The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

Mountain pipit
At Naude's Neck Pass, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. hoeschi
Binomial name
Anthus hoeschi
     Approximate summer range: the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands

Its breeding range is in Lesotho and adjacent South Africa. Its non-breeding range possibly includes Botswana, the DRC, Namibia and Zambia. Its natural overwintering habitat is subtropical or tropical grassland, and it breeds in temperate high altitude grassland in summer.

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Anthus hoeschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22718467A118896194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718467A118896194.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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