Berthelot's Pipit (Anthus) [XC562419]
by Micha\u0142 Jezierski from La Palma (near Tazacorte), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain (song)
Berthelot's Pipit (Anthus berthelotii) [XC87369]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Ponta do Rosto, Madeira, Portugal (call)
Subspecies
Relationships uncertain. Believed to be closest to Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris), but behavioural aspects suggest possible affinities with Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis). Subspecies madeirensis sometimes subsumed in nominate. Birds from Lanzarote, described as subspecies lanzaroteae, considered indistinguishable from nominate.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
madeirensis Bolle, 1862 - Madeira Archipelago (Madeira, Desertas and Porto Santo, reported also from Baixo I).
berthelotii Bolle, 1862 - Selvagens and Canary Is.