which specie does it belong to?
Motacillidae
Water pipit
The family Motacillidae
what is water pipit? A small passerine bird
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Water pipit [SEP] Taxonomy and systematics
The family Motacillidae consists of the wagtails, pipits and longclaws. The largest of the three groups is the pipits, genus "Anthus", which are typically brown-plumaged terrestrial insectivores. Their similar appearances have led to taxonomic problems; the water pipit and the buff-bellied pipit were both formerly considered subspecies of the Eurasian rock pipit. Of these, the rock pipit is the more closely related to the water pipit, based on external and molecular characteristics. Other near relatives are the meadow, red-throated and rosy pipits. The water pipit was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his "Systema Naturae" in 1758 as "Alauda spinoletta" (characterised as "A.