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Sokoke pipit

Sokoke pipit
Flickr - Rainbirder - Sokoke Pipit (Anthus sokokensis) with a snail.jpg
Sokoke pipit feeding on a snail on the forest floor

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. sokokensis
Binomial name
Anthus sokokensis
van Someren, 1921

The Sokoke pipit (Anthus sokokensis) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It has richly coloured upperparts, prominent pale wingbars, and a heavily streaked breast. [2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Anthus sokokensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Sokoke Pipit (Anthus sokokensis)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

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