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African Pipit
The African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus), also known as the Grassveld Pipit or Grassland Pipit, is a small passerine bird that occurs in grassland and fields in southern, central and East Africa, south-east from Angola through the Democratic Republic of Congo to Sudan. It is also found in south-western Arabia. A population found in Cameroon is sometimes considered to be a separate species: (Anthus camaroonensis).
This bird is 6 to 6.75 inches long and is a slender bird and stands erect. It is yellow-brown above with darker streaks. The underparts are white or pale buff with a streaked breast and plain belly and flanks. The face is boldly patterned with a pale stripe over the eye and a dark malar stripe. The outer tail-feathers are white. The legs are long and pinkish and the slender bill is dark with a yellowish base to the lower mandible. The song is a repetitious twittering of notes, given in flight or from a low perch.
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