Anthus nicholsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species: Anthus nicholsoni
Subspecies: A. n. leucocraspedon – A. n. nicholsoni – A. n. palliditinctus – A. n. petricolus – A. n. primarius

Name

Anthus nicholsoni Sharpe, 1884

Type locality: Sigonell, Vaal River, South Africa

Synonymy

Anthus similis nicholsoni Sharpe, 1884

References

Primary references

The birds of South Africa [Layard] p. 536 BHL

Additional references

Pietersen D.W., McKechnie, A.E., Jansen, R., Little, I.T. & Bastos, A.D.S. 2018. Multi-locus phylogeny of African pipits and longclaws (Aves: Motacillidae) highlights taxonomic inconsistencies. Ibis 161(4): 781–792. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12683 Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Nicholsonkoester
Deutsch: Nicholsonpieper
English: Nicholson's Pipit
español: Bisbita sudafricano
français: Pipit de Nicholson
Nederlands: Nicholsons Pieper
português: petinha-sul-africana

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