Wildlifeof China
American Pipit
Larks, Pipits & Wagtails
Photo: (c) Caroline Quinn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
Anthus rubescens
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Tundra when breeding; open, lightly vegetated country outside the breeding season
Range
North America, with rare vagrants elsewhere
The American pipit is a migratory, insect-eating pipit closely related to the water and European rock pipits. Its breeding habitat is tundra, while outside the breeding season it uses open country with sparse vegetation. Populations winter along North America's Pacific coast and from southern North America into Central America. The species is only a rare vagrant outside its usual range, including western Europe, so any Chinese record should be checked carefully against the intended taxonomic and distributional source. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the American Pipit eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the American Pipit live in?
- Tundra when breeding; open, lightly vegetated country outside the breeding season
- Where is the American Pipit found?
- North America, with rare vagrants elsewhere