Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Motacillidae
About
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.
Fun Fact
Meadow pipits are the most common host of cuckoo eggs in Europe, and some populations have evolved the ability to recognize and reject cuckoo eggs that don't closely match their own.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Grasslands and moorlands
Diet
Insectivore
Lifespan
3-5 years
Threats
- Invasive Species
- Agricultural Conversion
- Poaching