Eurasian Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Motacillidae
The European rock pipit (Anthus petrosus), or simply rock pipit, is a species of small passerine bird that breeds in western Europe on rocky coasts. It has streaked greyish-brown upperparts and buff underparts, and is similar in appearance to other European pipits. There are two subspecies, of which the nominate is non-migratory, and the Fennoscandian one is migratory, wintering in shoreline habitats further west and south in Europe.
Le Pipit maritime (Anthus petrosus) est une espèce de passereaux appartenant à la famille des Motacillidae. Description Le Pipit maritime est un passereau insectivore d'une longueur de 15 cm à 17 cm. C'est le plus sombre des pipits.
El bisbita costero o bisbita ribereño costero (Anthus petrosus) es una especie de ave paseriforme de pequeño tamaño de la familia Motacillidae que habita junto a las costas atlánticas de Europa y África. Anteriormente fue considerado una subespecie de su pariente el bisbita ribereño alpino (A. spinoletta), al igual que el bisbita ribereño pechianteado (A.
Distribution
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