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American Pipit Anthus rubescens Bisbita Americano |
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Photo: G. Beaton
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American Pipit Anthus rubescens Bisbita Americano |
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Photo: G. Beaton
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Dull brown or buffy grasslands bird with a light eye line, streaked undersides, a slender bill and white outer tail feathers. Length: 15-17 cm.; weight: 19-26 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Bobs its tail as it walks. There are three subspecies which vary in size and the shading of coloration: gray to buffy. Breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern USA south to El Salvador. Accidental on other West Indian islands, e.g., Bahamas, Jamaica, Swan Island. May eventually be reported from Puerto Rico. |
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References Alstrom, P. and K. Mild. 2003. Pipits and Wagtails. Princeton University Press. Lee, C. T. and A. Birch. 2003. Notes on the distribution, vagrancy, and field identification of American Pipit and "Siberian Pipit." N. Am. Birds 56(4):388-398. Verbeek, N. A. M. and P. Hendricks. 1994. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens). No. 95 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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