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 Taroko National Park
13 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
558 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026
January 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 Taroko National Park

Olive-backed Pipit
LC

Olive-backed Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus hodgsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Richard's Pipit
LC

Richard's Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus richardi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Grey Wagtail
LC

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
LC

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla tschutschensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Taiwan Yuhina
LC Endemic

Taiwan Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yuhina brunneiceps

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
White-eared Sibia
LC Endemic

White-eared Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia auricularis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Steere's Liocichla
LC Endemic

Steere's Liocichla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Liocichla steerii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Asian House Martin
LC

Asian House Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Delichon dasypus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
White-whiskered Laughingthrush
NT Endemic

White-whiskered Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron morrisonianum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · 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 Taroko National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Pipit sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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