American pipit
Anthus rubescens (Tunstall, 1771)
The American pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.1 g to 21.6 g and live up to 5.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the American pipit
- Weight
- 20.1 g – 21.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.92 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.6 – 4.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the American pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the American pipit?
The American pipit (Anthus rubescens), formerly known as the buff-bellied pipit, is a small songbird native to North America. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. It was formerly classified as a form of the water pipit. The former subspecies, Siberian pipit, is now considered a distinct species.
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Is the American pipit endangered?
The American pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the American pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus rubescens (Tunstall, 1771)
Synonyms Alauda rubescens, Alauda rufa, Anthus pipiens
Other names and names in other languages (82)
- American water pipitEnglish
- Buff-bellied pipitEnglish
- Buff-bellied pipitEnglish
- Pacific pipitEnglish
- Pacific water pipitEnglish
- TitlarkEnglish
- جشنة مصفرة البطنArabic
- Американска бъбрицаBulgarian
- Sidan-toundraBreton
- piula americanaCatalan
- Piula de ventre pàl·lidCatalan
- linduška tundrováCzech
- linduška proměnliváCzech
- corhedydd melynllwydWelsh
- HedepiberDanish
- PazifikpieperGerman
- Pazifischer WasserpieperGerman
- WasserpieperGerman
- SpeppulaEmilian
- Νεροκελάδα του ΕιρηνικούGreek
- okraventra pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita de aguaSpanish
- Bisbita AmericanaSpanish
- Bisbita NorteamericanaSpanish
- Bisbita norteamericanoSpanish
- Bisbita PechianteadoSpanish
- Pipit AmericanoSpanish
- leetkiurEstonian
- پیپت شکم نخودیPersian
- پیپت تالابی پاقهوهایPersian
- tuhkakirvinenFinnish
- amerikantuhkakirvinenFinnish
- VesturtítlingurFaroese
- pipit d'AmériqueFrench
- Pipit d’AmériqueFrench
- Pipit farlousaneFrench
- Riabhóg MheiriceánachIrish
- Pica papudaGalician
- ממושקףHebrew
- פפיון ממושקףHebrew
- sivoleđa trepteljkaCroatian
- vörhenyes pityerHungarian
- Csendes-óceáni vízipityerHungarian
- AvioktokInuktitut
- HeiðatittlingurIcelandic
- Spioncello del PacificoItalian
- Spioncello ventrerossiccioItalian
- アメリカタヒバリJapanese
- タヒバリ(旧名)Japanese
- KajamaktoqKalaallisut
- Америка жадырағыKazakh
- Американский конекKazakh
- 밭종다리Korean
- Paarnaqutillip kussattarnaqCornish
- Ežerinis kalviukasLithuanian
- amerikinis kalviukasLithuanian
- rūsganā čipsteLatvian
- Америкийн шийхнүүхэйMongolian
- myrpiplerkeNorwegian Bokmål
- कैलकोखे चुइयाँNepali
- Pacifische WaterpieperDutch
- Amerikaanse WaterpieperDutch
- kanadapiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek bagiennyPolish
- petinha-americanaPortuguese
- Petinha-fulvaPortuguese
- Гольцовый конёкRussian
- Американский конёкRussian
- JeaggecivkkánNorthern Sami
- ľabtuška okrováSlovak
- ameriška vriskaricaSlovenian
- Američka trepteljkaSerbian
- hedpiplärkaSwedish
- amerikansk piplärkaSwedish
- นกเด้าดินพันธุ์ไซบีเรียThai
- Pasifik incirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик американськийUkrainian
- Sẻ đồng Bắc MỹVietnamese
- 美洲鹨Chinese
- 黃腹鷚Chinese
- 黃腹鷚〔美洲鷚〕Chinese
- 黄腹鹨Chinese
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Relatives of the American pipit
Other species in the same genus Anthus.
Tree pipit
Anthus trivialis
Meadow pipit
Anthus pratensis
Tawny pipit
Anthus campestris
Red-throated pipit
Anthus cervinus
Water pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Richard's pipit
Anthus richardi
CompareAmerican pipit vs Tree pipitAmerican pipit vs Meadow pipitAmerican pipit vs Tawny pipitAmerican pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the American pipit?
An adult American pipit weighs 20.1 g – 21.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the American pipit endangered?
The American pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the American pipit live?
The American pipit has a recorded lifespan of 5.1 years.
What kind of animal is the American pipit?
The American pipit (Anthus rubescens) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
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