Listen to the Long-billed pipit
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About the Long-billed pipit
The Long-billed pipit is a bird in the family Motacillidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 23 g.
What does the Long-billed pipit sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
From Wikipedia
The long-billed pipit or brown rock pipit (Anthus similis) is a passerine bird which has a wide distribution. A number of subspecies have been created for the populations in Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia. The systematics of this complex is yet to be clarified. Most birds are residents or short distance migrants.
Related birds in the genus Anthus
More from the family Motacillidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Long-billed pipit sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Long-billed pipit on this page. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Long-billed pipit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-billed pipit as “least concern”.
What family does the Long-billed pipit belong to?
The Long-billed pipit (Anthus similis) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Anthus similis - Long-billed Pipit by paulo kivuyo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1590302 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Long-billed pipit – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore – CC BY-SA 2.0