American pipit
| American pipit | |
|---|---|
| Nominate subspecies in Oregon, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Anthus |
| Species: | A. rubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthus rubescens (Tunstall, 1771) | |
| American pipit (left)
Breeding
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Wintering | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Anthus pensilvanicus | |
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.