Birds of Brazil

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae (Wagtails, Pipits)   →
Genus: Anthus (5 species, 47 worldwide)

Pipits, related to European Wagtails, are smal insect-eating ground birds found outside of the first in grassy or brushy areass.


Yellowish Pipit
Yellowish Pipit (Anthus chii chii)
Pouso Alegre, Pantanal, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.
The Pipit with the widest distribution in tropical America. Note yellowish legs.

Correndera Pipit
Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera)
Trilha da Figueira, Tavares, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.
Note heavy streaking on chest, flanks and back. Found from the puna to the lowlands.

Short-billed Pipit
Short-billed Pipit (Anthus furcatus)
Lagoa do Peixe, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.
Note ochre breast. Compare to Puna Pipit.

Hellmayr's Pipit
Hellmayr's Pipit (Anthus hellmayri brasilianus)
General Lavalle, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
  Note streaking, but not as heavy as Correndera Pipit. 		   
Photograph by Gustavo Masuzzo   © All Rights Reserved.


Ochre-breasted Pipit
Ochre-breasted Pipit (Anthus nattereri) Vulnerable
Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais state, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


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