Red-throated pipit

Anthus cervinus

The red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) is a small passerine bird, which breeds in the far north of Europe and the Palearctic, with a foothold in northern Alaska.

Family: Motacillidae Order: passerines Conservation: Least Concern
Red-throated pipit

About the Red-throated pipit

The red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) 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 to Africa and South-East Asia and western Alaska in North America. It is vagrant to Western Europe.

Fun Facts About Red-throated pipit

  • The red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) is a small passerine bird, which breeds in the far north of Europe and the Palearctic, with a foothold in northern Alaska.

Conservation Status

The Red-throated pipit is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.

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Taxonomy & Classification

Orderpasserines
FamilyMotacillidae
GenusAnthus
SpeciesAnthus cervinus

Range & Habitat

Range map of Red-throated pipit

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Related Species

Other species in the Motacillidae family: