Ochre-breasted Pipit (Anthus nattereri)

Family
Motacillidae (Pipits And Wagtails)

Size
11 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1878

Habitat
Dry grasslands, occasionally wandering into inundated areas. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

Southern Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina (Corrientes) and south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande do Sul).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through intensive grazing, invasive grasses, annual burning and conversion to Eucalyptus, soybeans and exportable crops, conversion of grasslands to ricefields and increasing fire frequency, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A long series of warbled phrases in display flight, ending with repeated series of nasal 'iieeeerrrr' as the bird drops near-vertically.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Ochre-breasted Pipit (Anthus nattereri) [XC218655]
by Robson Silva e Silva from Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil (song)

Ochre-breasted Pipit (Anthus nattereri) [XC345600]
by Dante Buzzetti from Andrel\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Yellowish Pipit (Anthus lutescens) is smaller, barely tinged yellow and less boldly marked above. Hellmayr's Pipit (Anthus hellmayri) has fine breast streaking.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ochre-breasted Pipit (Anthus nattereri) - 10 files

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