American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus rubescens (American Pipit)
The American pipit (Anthus rubescens), formerly known as the buff-bellied pipit, is a small songbird native to North America. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. It was formerly classified as a form of the water pipit. The former subspecies, Siberian pipit, is now considered a distinct species. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a American Pipit sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Pipit in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a American Pipit sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see American Pipit in Big Cypress National Preserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for American Pipit in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.