Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus spinoletta (Water Pipit)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Great Tit
Parus major
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 11 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 14 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 19 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 20 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Water Pipit in Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Water Pipit sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Water Pipit in Bavarian Forest National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Water Pipit in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.