Anthus pratensis Linnaeus 1758 (meadow pipit)

Aves - Passeriformes - Motacillidae

Alternative combination: Alauda pratensis

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Anthus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002 and SeguĂ­ et al. 1997

Sister taxa: Anthus bosniaskii, Anthus campestris, Anthus cervinus, Anthus correndera, Anthus gustavi, Anthus novaeseelandiae, Anthus spinoletta, Anthus trivialis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Norway (1 collection), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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