Malindi pipit

The Malindi pipit (Anthus melindae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Kenya and Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Malindi pipit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. melindae
Binomial name
Anthus melindae
Shelley, 1900

References

  1. BirdLife International (2014). "Anthus melindae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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