Water pipit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the water pipit lives – recorded in 49 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anthus spinoletta
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	49 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	2.73 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Motacillidae

Where does the water pipit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the water pipit in 49 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Hefei.

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.

How big is a water pipit?

Wikidata records the following for the water pipit: mass 2.73 g (birth weight).

Is the water pipit endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the water pipit?

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

About the water pipit

The water pipit (Anthus spinoletta) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the mountains of Southern Europe and the Palearctic eastwards to China. It is a short-distance migrant; many birds move to lower altitudes or wet open lowlands in winter.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Water pipit (revision 1365335346), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q208707 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).