Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Pipits Richard's Pipit Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family†: Motacillidae Genera Anthus Tmetothylacus † see also: wagtail, longclaw Pipits are small passerine birds with medium to long tails. All but one of the 35 species belong to the genus Anthus. Along with the wagtails and longclaws, the pipits make up the family Motacillidae. They are slender, often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. Pipits are ground nesters, laying up to six speckled eggs. Genus Tmetothylacus Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tennelus Genus Anthus Richard's Pipit Anthus Anthus richardi'' Plain Pipit Anthus leucophrys Sandy Pipit Anthus vaalensis Long-clawed Pipit Anthus pallidiventris Malindi Pipit Anthus malindae Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus Little Pipit Anthus caffer Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Nilghiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Short-billed Pipit Anthus furcatus Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens Chaco Pipit Anthus chacoensis Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri Paramo Pipit Anthus bogotensis South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus New Guinea Pipit Anthus guttaralis Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis Yellow-tufted Pipit Anthus crenatus Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris Yellow-breasted Pipit Anthus chloris This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.