Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
GenusAnthus (Pipits)
SpeciesAnthus trivialis (Tree Pipit)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Gorongosa National Park

2 Verified sightings at Gorongosa National Park From 2019 to 2026

4,952 Verified sightings across all 63 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Tree Pipit

The tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) is a small passerine bird that breeds throughout most of Europe and the Palearctic as far east as the East Siberian Mountains. It is a long-distance migrant, migrating in winter to Africa and southern Asia. The scientific name is from Latin: anthus is the name of a small bird of grasslands, and the specific trivialis means "common".

The breeding habitat is open woodland and scrub. The nest is placed on the ground and usually 4–6 eggs are laid. This species is insectivorous like its relatives, but will also eat seeds. The tree pipit was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Alauda trivialis. Linnaeus noted that the species occurred in Sweden. The specific epithet trivialis is Latin meaning "common" or "ordinary" from Latin trivium meaning "public street". The tree pipit is now placed in the genus Anthus that was introduced in 1805 by the German naturalist Johann Matthäus Bechstein.

Two subspecies are recognised: A. t. trivialis (Linnaeus, 1758) – breeds across Europe to southwest Siberia, north Iran and Turkey, east Kazakhstan, southcentral... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Anthus cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthus lineiventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Motacilla clara

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Motacilla aguimp

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Macronyx croceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Dryoscopus cubla

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Oriolus larvatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Uraeginthus angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Terpsiphone viridis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tchagra senegalus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
2	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
3	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
4	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~20%
5	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
9	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
10	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
11	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
14	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
15	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
16	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
17	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
19	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~10%
20	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
21	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
22	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
25	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
26	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	<5%
28	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	<5%
29	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
30	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
31	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
33	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
34	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
35	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
36	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
37	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
38	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
39	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
40	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
41	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
42	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
43	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
44	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
45	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
46	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
47	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
48	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
49	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
50	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
51	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
52	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
53	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
54	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
55	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
56	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
57	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
58	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
59	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
60	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
61	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
62	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
63	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

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Tree Pipit

About the Tree Pipit

Recent sightings of Tree Pipit in Gorongosa National Park

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Grassveld Pipit

Striped Pipit

Mountain Wagtail

African Pied Wagtail

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Common Bulbul

Fork-tailed Drongo

Black-backed Puffback

Black-headed Oriole

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Black-crowned Tchagra

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found