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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
The American pipit, 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.
- Scientific name
- Anthus rubescens
- Family
- Wagtails and Pipits
- IUCN status
- LC