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Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Sounds

  • Recording by Tanguy Loïs (XC943481). CC-BY-SA · Source

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 24,648, February 18,205, March 28,522, April 44,872, May 64,699, June 70,550, July 75,493, August 64,924, September 47,665, October 35,579, November 19,442, December 15,195.
United States509,794
Alaska509,794
United Kingdom1,327
England708
France502
Bretagne461
Ireland380
Scotland353
Munster189
Wales187

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyWagtails and Pipits · Motacillidae
GenusPipits · Anthus

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