European rock pipit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European rock pipit lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anthus petrosus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Motacillidae

Where does the European rock pipit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European rock pipit in 18 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the European rock pipit endangered?

The European rock pipit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European rock pipit?

The European rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Motacillidae, genus Anthus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European rock pipit

The European rock pipit (Anthus petrosus), or simply rock pipit, is a species of small passerine bird that breeds in western Europe on rocky coasts. It has streaked greyish-brown upperparts and buff underparts, and is similar in appearance to other European pipits. There are two subspecies, of which the nominate is non-migratory, and the Fennoscandian one is migratory, wintering in shoreline habitats further west and south in Europe. The European rock pipit is territorial at least in the breeding season, and year-round where it is resident. Males will sometimes enter an adjacent territory to assist the resident in repelling an intruder, behaviour only otherwise known from the African fiddler crab.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European rock pipit (revision 1380677898), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q642685 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).