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Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus
Family
Wagtails and Pipits
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
rocpip1, ROPI, ERPI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyWagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
SpeciesAnthus petrosus
Codesrocpip1, ROPI, ERPI
Identification

The Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) is a member of the Wagtails and Pipits family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code rocpip1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Rock Pipit photo
(c) Paul Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Anthus petrosus

Family: Wagtails and Pipits

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: rocpip1