Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Plain-backed Pipit, Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Ethiopia
January 2016

The Plain-backed Pipit is distributed across most of Africa south of the Sahara. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in open grassland with or without occasional trees and prefers short grass.
Plain-backed Pipit, Liben Plains, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image As its English name suggests the back is unstreaked or only slightly so. It is pale buff below with streaks on the breast.
Plain-backed Pipit, Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
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