Berthelot's Pipit (Anthus berthelotii) [XC773392]
by Magnus Hellstr\u00f6m from Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (flight call)
Berthelot's Pipit (Anthus) [XC363081]
by Yoann Blanchon from Teno (near Santiago del Teide), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain (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.