Malindi Pipit

Anthus melindae Shelley, 1900

Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits

Malindi Pipit, Anthus melindae, is a bird of the family Motacillidae found in coastal Somalia and Kenya. It lives in dry lowland grassland and in lowland grassland that becomes wet or flooded at certain times of year. Its range is limited to the African coast in these two countries. The bird was described by Shelley in 1900.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
Breeding range
Africa: coastal Somalia and Kenya
Malindi Pipit
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