Peruvian Pipit (Anthus peruvianus)

Identification & Behavior: ~13 cm (5.1 in). The Yellowish Pipit has brown upperparts streaked with black, brown, and whitish. It has a pale malar stripe narrowly bordered by blackish. It has a pale superciliary and yellowish mandible. The underparts are pale to yellowish with dusky streaks on the breast and sides of the belly and flanks. The tail is brownish with white outer tail feathers. The legs are pink. It is the only pipit in its range in Peru. It superficially resembles a female Band-tailed Sierra-Finch. It does not overlap with the very similar Yellowish Pipit.

Status: The Yellowish Pipit is common in open habitats generally associated with wetlands. It also occurs at the edges of agricultural land and in coastal Lomas at elevations of up to 500 m. It is also rare in the savannah habitat in Pampas del Heath in Madre de Dios. The Yellowish Pipit also occurs in Co, Br, Bo, and Ch.

Name in Spanish: Cachirla Peruana.

Sub-species: Peruvian Pipit (Anthus peruvianus), Nicholson, 1878.

Meaning of Name: Anthus: Gr. Myth. Anthos= small, brightly colored bird mentioned by Aristotle
peruvianus: In reference to the country of Peru, from the country of Peru.

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