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Taxonomic note

Anthus chii and A. peruvianus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped under the name of A. lutescens following AOU (1998 and supplements); SACC (2005 and updates); Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996). See related note. A. peruvianus differs in its clearer whitish supercilium (at least 1); slightly broader, more diffuse dark streaks on upper breast, without buff fringes, and extending onto flanks (2); stony-white vs yellowish-white underparts (1); longer wing but shorter tail (effect size 2.4 and –2.46 respectively; score 2+2=4); very different song and call, already noted in literature, call a dry “chit-it” vs “chu-ee” (Schulenberg et al. 2007), song a rather long series (6–16) of short notes given at regular pace, followed by a strange drawn-out buzzy or sizzling note and often ending with a short high-pitched note vs typically 1–3 short notes (occasionally more, when initiating display-flight) followed by a very nasal buzz descending in pitch, hence differing in number of initial notes (score 3), lack of any frequency drop (score 3) and sizzling note being actually a very fast series of separate notes rather than a continuous nasal note (ns3) (Boesman 2016). Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Peruvian Pipit Anthus peruvianus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/peruvian-pipit-anthus-peruvianus on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.