Order: Passeriformes | Family: Motacillidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Near Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Near Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Pantanal, Mato Grosso
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Near Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios
Status: The Yellowish Pipit is rare in open habitats generally associated with grasslands and edges of agricultural fields. It is also rare in the savannah habitats in Pampas del Heath in Madre de Dios. This pipit is colonizing cattle pastures and agricultural land in parts of Madre de Dios. The Yellowish Pipit also occurs in Br and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Cachirla Amarillenta.
Sub-species: Yellowish Pipit (Anthus lutescens), Pucheran, 1855.
Meaning of Name: Anthus: Gr. Myth. Anthos= small, brightly colored bird mentioned by Aristotle
lutescens: L. lutescens, lutescentis= muddy-colored, somewhat muddy.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.