American pipit Anthus rubescens
Identification Tips:
Length: 5.5 inches
Slender bill
White eye ring and supercilium
White throat with dark malar streak
Brownish-olive upperparts with fine black streaks on back ...
American Pipit Photos
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American Pipit 1 ...
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
The American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a ground-dwelling bird which nests on rocky tundra in the western United States and Canada. During the winter it may be found across the southern third of the U.S.
American Pipit Behaviour
No observations regarding American Pipit behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about American Pipits ...
American Pipit
(Anthus rubescens)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2011
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
AMERICAN PIPIT OR TITLARK.
[Water Pipit.]
ANTHUS LUDOVICIANUS, Lichtenstein.
[Anthus spinoletta.] ...
Picture American Pipit
Only two species are found widely in North America.
American Pipit Anthus rubescens. Fairly common in winter, spring, and fall in all regions. Found in open country, especially on plowed fields and mudflats. Low Conservation Concern.
American Pipit (A. r. rubescens)
Rock Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park (Canada)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) ...
American Pipit
Winter Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Black-bellied Plover
Winter Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
The American Pipit is one of the two subspecies of the Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
Photographed by: 1) Paul S. Wolf at Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas 2) Mdf Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada
3) Wolfgang Wander ...
Gray-crowned Rosyfinch and American Pipit sang outside the window.
We now had three days to explore the small island of Unalaska by van. The island is small and there is only one real road, the summit road.
We have mainly the American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, while Sprague's Pipit is seen in the prairie states. The Red-throated Pipit is seen as a vagrant, as are at least three Wagtails.
Solitary, it does not form flocks like the more common American Pipit. Lighter over all, with more streaks on the back than American Pipit. The sides of the head are light colored making the dark eye more prominent.
It is similar to other South American pipits but is the most boldly patterned. Look for the bold black spots across the chest and down the flanks.
The pair of longitudinal white stripes down the back, as can be seen in the third photo, are diagnostic.
Verbeek, N., P. Hendricks. 1994. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens). A. Poole, F. Gill, eds. The Birds of North America, Vol. 95. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologist's Union, Washington, D.C.
It is distinguishable from American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) by its buffy brown upperparts with broad blackish streaking, yellowish to pale pinkish brown legs, and a dark upper mandible that contrasts with a pale lower mandible.
Their bills are thin and pointed. The legs are long and usually have an elongated hind toe and claw facing backward.
Species in this family:
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii) ...
American Pipit Anthus rubscens: Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County, NY, 17 Jan
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, 01 Jan ...
 See also: Pipit, Warbler, Sparrow, Purple, Eagle
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