Eurasian Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus - Pipit maritime

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Motacillidés
Genus
:
Anthus
Species
:
petrosus

Descriptor

Montagu, 1798

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: 23 à 28 cm.
Weight
: 21 à 30 g

Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Eurasian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Anthus petrosus petrosus (British Isles and w France)
Anthus petrosus littoralis (Scandinavia to nw Russia)

Foreign names

Pipit maritime,
Bisbita Costero,
Petinha-marítima,
Strandpieper,
parti pityer,
Oeverpieper,
Spioncello marino,
Skärpiplärka,
Skjærpiplerke,
ľabtuška skalná,
linduška vodní,
Skærpiber,
luotokirvinen,
grasset de costa,
Strandtittlingur,
świergotek nadmorski,
akmeņu čipste,
obalna vriskarica,
Береговой конёк,
ヨーロッパタヒバリ,
石鹨,
岩鷚,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands