Red-throated Pipit
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Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Silhouette: Susan Murphy (original photograph), T. Michael Keesey (vectorization) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hortobágy National Park
24 Verified sightings at Hortobágy National Park From 2019 to 2026
558 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-throated Pipit

The red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) is a small passerine bird, which breeds in the far north of Europe and the Palearctic, with a foothold in northern Alaska. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering to Africa and South-East Asia and western Alaska in North America. It is vagrant to Western Europe.

The scientific name is from Latin. The generic name Anthus is the name for a small bird of grasslands, and the specific name cervinus means "stag-coloured", from cervus, "stag". This is a small pipit, with an adult easily identified in the breeding season by its brick-red face and throat. In other plumages, this is an undistinguished-looking species, heavily streaked brown above, with whitish mantle stripes, and with black markings on a white background below. It is very similar in appearance to the meadow pipit, and in the autumn, it much resembles the tree pipit, but has an altogether more striped appearance because of the larger numbers of streaks on the cap, back, flank, rump, and chest. The flight of the red-throated pipit is strong and direct, and it gives a characteristic psii call as it flies.

The red-throated pipit is native... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park

Meadow Pipit
LC

Meadow Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus pratensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Water Pipit
LC

Water Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus spinoletta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Tree Pipit
LC

Tree Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus trivialis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Tawny Pipit
LC

Tawny Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus campestris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Grey Wagtail
LC

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
European Starling
LC

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Rook
LC

Rook

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus frugilegus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
LC

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer montanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus cornix

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~20%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
4 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
19 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
21 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
22 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
23 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
24 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
26 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
27 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
28 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-throated Pipit in Hortobágy National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Pipit sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-throated Pipit in Hortobágy National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Pipit in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.

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