Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
Paramo Pipit (Anthus bogotensis) - HBW 9, p. 761
French: Pipit du paramo
German: Paramopieper
Spanish: Bisbita Andino
Taxonomy: Anthus bogotensis P. L. Sclater, 1855, Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia.
Molecular-genetic analyses suggest possible close relationship with A. spragueii, A. furcatus and A. hellmayri; all may belong to a clade that also includes A. lutescens, A. correndera and A. antarcticus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- meridae J. T. Zimmer, 1953 - Andes in NW Venezuela (Trujillo, Mérida, N Táchira).
- bogotensis P. L. Sclater, 1855 - NW Venezuela (Páramo de Tamá, in S Táchira) and Andes from Colombia (N & S parts of C range, also E range S to Cundinamarca) S to N Peru (Cajamarca).
- immaculatus Cory, 1916 - NC Peru S to Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).
- shiptoni ( Chubb, 1923) - NW Argentina (Tucumán).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving on the ground Locality Paramo Santo Domingo, Mérida State, Venezuela (ssp meridae)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 January 2006 5 years ago 2 sec 3.2
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Found on the Paramo
Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp bogotensis)
Steve Blain 6 March 2005 2 years ago 3.8 -
Seen running around on the Paramo
Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp bogotensis)
Steve Blain 6 March 2005 2 years ago 3.8
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Song. Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp bogotensis)
Scott Olmstead 19 May 2007 2 years ago 1
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