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  5. Anthus
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  7. Red-throated Pipit

BirdUp · Species

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus(Pallas, 1811)

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Vagrant
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Motacillidae
Genus
Anthus

At a glance

The Red-throated Pipit, listed as Least Concern. It can be seen year-round.

Conservation status
Least Concern
Origin
Vagrant
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Local
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The red-throated pipit is a small passerine bird, which breeds in the far north of Europe and the Palearctic, with a foothold in northern Alaska. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering in Africa, South-East Asia, and the Philippines. In Australia, it is a rare but increasingly recorded vagrant.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Wingspan
25 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Red-throated Pipit?

The Red-throated Pipit is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

  1. Jan
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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Red-throated Pipit live in Australia?

The Red-throated Pipit is found in Australia, recorded across 3 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingPAL, NA : north Europe to north-west Alaska

Non-breedingAF, OR : west-central to east-central Africa, south-east Asia to east China, Philippines

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Vagrant
  • Breeding

3 regions recorded