Siberian pipit

Siberian pipit
Adult seen in Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. japonicus
Binomial name
Anthus japonicus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)

The Siberian pipit (Anthus japonicus), also known as the Japanese pipit and formerly known as the Buff-bellied pipit, is a species of songbird in the genus Anthus. It was split from the American pipit in 2024 by both the IOC and Clements checklist. It is found in East Asia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Anthus rubescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22718575A155437845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718575A155437845.en. Retrieved 20 October 2024.