Upland pipit

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| name = Upland pipit

| image = Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Anthus sylvanus |volume=2018 |page=e.T22718579A131989275 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718579A131989275.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Anthus

| species = sylvanus

| authority = (Hodgson, 1845)

| synonyms =

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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.

File:Upland Pipit Pangot Uttarakhand India 28.05.2016.jpg village, Uttarakhand, India.]] As its name suggests, it inhabits mountains, typically open areas with grassland at elevations above 500m.

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