buff-bel·lied pipit
Definition of buff-bellied pipit
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: american pipit
The first rarities recorded were, in fact, American, two buff-bellied pipits which were probably migrating to South America when they were caught in a strong north-westerly and ended up here.— Damien Enright, Irish Examiner, 12 Nov. 2007
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“Buff-bellied pipit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buff-bellied%20pipit. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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