Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

The meadow pipit is a small passerine bird that breeds throughout much of the Palearctic, from south-eastern Greenland and Iceland east to just east of the Ural Mountains in Russia, and south to central France and Romania; an isolated population also occurs in the Caucasus Mountains. It is migratory over most of its range, wintering in southern Europe, North Africa, and south-western Asia, but is resident year-round in western Europe, although even here many birds move to the coast or lowlands in winter.

Scientific name

Anthus pratensis

Family

Wagtails and Pipits

IUCN status

LC

Birds of Conservation Concern

Amber