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Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae that breeds in the short- and mixed-grass prairies of North America.Migratory, it spends the winters in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
The American pipit (Anthus rubescens), formerly known as the Buff-bellied pipit, is a small songbird native to North America. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. [2] It was formerly classified as a form of the water pipit. The former subspecies, Siberian pipit, is now considered a distinct species.
The Siberian pipit (Anthus japonicus), also known as the Japanese pipit and formerly known as the buff-bellied pipit, is a species of songbird in the family Motacillidae.It was split from the American pipit in 2024 by both the IOC and Clements checklist.
The generic name Anthus is the Latin word for a small bird of grasslands mentioned by Pliny the Elder. [ 3 ] Molecular studies of the pipits suggested that the genus arose in East Asia around seven million years ago (Mya), during the Miocene , and that the genus had spread to the Americas, Africa, and Europe between 5 and 6 Mya.
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A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines , from Latin oscen , "songbird".
The American bushtit, or simply bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), is a social songbird belonging to the genus Psaltriparus.It is one of the smallest passerines in North America and it is the only species in the family Aegithalidae that is found in United States; the other seven species are found in Eurasia.
The coastal California gnatcatcher is a small songbird that measures 4.5 inches (11 cm) and weighs up to .2 ounces (6 grams). [2] It has dark grey feathers on its back, and light gray and white feathers on its chest. The wings are brownish, and the long tail is mostly black with a few white outer feathers.