Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Wagtails and Pipits :: Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Inner Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Jul 13, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Lac de Maine, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Nov 26, 2000 © Alain Fossé  Le Louroux-Béconnais, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Jan 24, 2003 © Alain Fossé  Italy - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Greenland, Europe, Middle East, and n. Africa;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Se. Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., Europe in n. Scandinavia e. across n. and c. Russia to nw. Siberia and s. to s. France, n. and c. Italy (Appenines), and c. Romania. Isolated population in the Caucasus on the border of Georgia and Armenia.
Winters in n. Africa, Asia Minor (Iran) and sw. Asia.
(2) Ireland and n. Scotland.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Telpost Parnassia
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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