About Anthus lineiventris Sundevall, 1850
Anthus lineiventris, first described by Sundevall in 1850, is a large pipit species. It measures 17 to 18 centimeters in length and weighs between 31 and 37 grams. Its wing coverts have yellow-green edges, and its underparts are olive brown with dark brown streaking. This species is distributed across Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is rocky areas within dry to mesic savanna.
