Puna Pipit

The puna pipit (Anthus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, the wagtails and pipits. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The puna pipit was described in 1875 with the binomial Anthus brevirostris. However, it was later reclassified as a subspecies of the short-billed pipit (A. furcatus). Following a study published in 2018 most taxonomic systems reclassified it as a full species. The independent South American Classification Committee retains the puna pipit as a subspecies of the short-billed. The puna pipit is monotypic. == Description == The puna pipit is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs about 20 g (0.71 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a blackish brown head with a buffy-white supercilium, a buffy-white eye-ring, and a black "moustache". Their upperparts are blackish brown with buffy brown feather edges that give a scaled appearance. Their wings are dusky with buffy edges on the flight feathers and the coverts; the last show as two indistinct wing bars. Their tail is mostly dusky with white outer two pairs of feathers. Their throat and underparts are whitish with a strong buffy cast on the breast and…