Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus) - HBW 9, p. 760
French: Pipit antarctique
German: Riesenpieper
Spanish: Bisbita de Georgia del Sur
Other common names: Subantarctic Pipit
Taxonomy: Anthus antarcticus Cabanis, 1884, South Georgia.
May be closely related to, and possibly have evolved from, A. correndera; the two may belong to a clade that also includes A. spragueii, A. furcatus, A. lutescens, A. hellmayri and A. bogotensis. Monotypic.
Distribution: South Georgia (mainland and offshore islets), in S Atlantic Ocean.
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An individual foraging on the coast and flying to avoid the water (50% slow motion). Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2012 1 year ago 22 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging on a beach, among seaweeds. Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2012 1 year ago 17 sec 4.2 -
A bird on a beach looking for food. Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2012 1 year ago 18 sec 4 -
A bird walking on a stony shore and a view of a nest Locality King Haakon Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 October 2000 5 years ago 8 sec 3.9 -
A bird searching for food on the coast, among kelp (slow motion 50%). Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2012 1 year ago 29 sec 3.8 -
An individual clambering through tussock grass and briefly calling Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 22 February 2005 2 years ago 38 sec 3.6
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A bird walking on the coast.
Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Jordi Sargatal 9 April 2012 21 weeks ago 4.6 -
Bird on the moss.
Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 26 January 2013 6 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult bird with a fledging
Locality Prion Island, South Georgia
Dag Peterson 7 November 2008 4 years ago 4.2 -
A bird foraging on the coast.
Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Jordi Sargatal 9 April 2012 21 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird searching food on the coast.
Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Jordi Sargatal 9 April 2012 21 weeks ago 3.6 -
An adult leaving the nest (hidden in tussock).
Locality Prion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 24 October 2010 2 years ago 3.6
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Bird calling from the tussock grass, contact call Locality South Georgia
(Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 9 December 2004 3 years ago 4
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