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Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) is a member of the Motacillidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America. Adults weigh 20.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Genus Anthus
- Species cervinus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Motacillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-throated Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Red-throated Pipit is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) belongs to the Motacillidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Europe & Northern Asia and North America. Its distribution covers PAL, NA n Europe to nw Alaska.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.9 g, with a wing length of about 8.3 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-throated Pipit?
The Red-throated Pipit is a small bird that weighs around 20.9 g.
Where does the Red-throated Pipit live?
The Red-throated Pipit is found across Europe & Northern Asia and North America with a range covering PAL, NA n Europe to nw Alaska, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Red-throated Pipit belong to?
The Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) belongs to the Motacillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-throated Pipit eat?
The Red-throated Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-throated Pipit migrate?
The Red-throated Pipit is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Red-throated Pipit endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-throated Pipit make?
1 real field recording of the Red-throated Pipit — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-throated Pipit's range?
The Red-throated Pipit has a mapped global range of about 3.8 million km².
Conservation
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