Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus pratensis (Meadow Pipit)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
📅 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 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 11 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 16 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 20 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 21 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 22 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 23 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 24 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Meadow Pipit in Vatnajokull National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Meadow Pipit sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 1125 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Meadow Pipit in Vatnajokull National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Meadow Pipit in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.