Upland pipit

{{Short description|Species of bird}} {{moresources|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{speciesbox | name = Upland pipit | image = Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Anthus sylvanus'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T22718579A131989275 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718579A131989275.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Anthus | species = sylvanus | authority = (Hodgson, 1845)

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The '''upland pipit''' ('''''Anthus sylvanus''''') is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Upland Pipit (Anthus sylvanus ) |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/uplpip1/cur/introduction |website=birdsoftheworld.org |publisher=CornellLab |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref> As its name suggests, it inhabits mountains, typically open areas with grassland at elevations above 500m.

==Gallery== <gallery heights=150px> File:Upland Pipit Pangot Uttarakhand India 28.05.2016.jpg|From Pangot village, Uttarakhand, India. File:Upland Pipit.jpg| from Nepal </gallery>

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