Listen to the American pipit
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About the American pipit
The American pipit is a bird in the family Motacillidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the American pipit sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Anthus
More from the family Motacillidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an American pipit sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the American pipit on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the American pipit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the American pipit as “least concern”.
What family does the American pipit belong to?
The American pipit (Anthus rubescens) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Minnesota Valley NWR, Bass Ponds, Hennepin, Minnesota… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Minnesota Valley NWR, Bass Ponds, Hennepin, Minnesota… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Minnesota Valley NWR, Bass Ponds, Hennepin, Minnesota… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Minnesota Valley NWR, Bass Ponds, Hennepin, Minnesota… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q871527 – CC0
- Wikipedia: American pipit – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Kathy & Sam from Beaverton OR, USA – CC BY 2.0