LC
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2019 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 540,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 77,400,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 2000000 mature individuals poor estimated 2012
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 3.7 years - - -

Population justification: Partners in Flight estimate the global population to number two million mature individuals (A. Panjabi in litt. 2017). In Europe, recent estimates include 1,000-40,000 mature individuals in Norway, 6,000 mature individuals in Finland, 200-2,000 mature individuals in Sweden and 20,000-200,000 mature individuals in European Russia (Tyler 2018).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant native yes
Albania extant vagrant
Algeria extant native
Australia extant vagrant
Austria extant native
Azerbaijan extant native
Bahrain extant native yes yes
Bangladesh extant native yes
Belarus extant native yes
Belgium extant vagrant
Benin extant native
Bhutan extant native
Bosnia and Herzegovina extant vagrant
Brunei extant native
Bulgaria extant native yes
Burkina Faso extant native
Burundi extant native
Cambodia extant native
Cameroon extant native
Canada extant native
Chad extant native
China (mainland) extant native
Congo extant vagrant
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native
Côte d'Ivoire extant native
Croatia extant vagrant
Cyprus extant native yes
Czechia extant native
Denmark extant native yes
Djibouti extant native
Egypt extant native
Eritrea extant native
Ethiopia extant native
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) extant vagrant
Finland extant native yes yes
France extant native yes
Gabon extant vagrant
Gambia extant native
Germany extant native yes
Ghana extant native
Gibraltar (to UK) extant vagrant
Greece extant native yes
Guinea extant vagrant
Guinea-Bissau extant vagrant
Hong Kong (China) extant native
Hungary extant vagrant
Iceland extant vagrant
India extant native
Indonesia extant native
Iran, Islamic Republic of extant native yes yes
Iraq extant native yes
Ireland extant vagrant
Israel extant native
Italy extant native yes
Japan extant native
Jordan extant native yes yes
Kazakhstan extant native
Kenya extant native
Kuwait extant native yes yes
Laos extant native
Latvia extant native
Lebanon extant native yes
Liberia extant native
Libya extant native
Liechtenstein extant vagrant
Luxembourg extant vagrant
Malaysia extant native
Maldives extant vagrant
Mali extant native
Malta extant native yes
Mauritania extant native
Mexico extant native
Micronesia, Federated States of extant vagrant
Mongolia extant native yes
Montenegro extant native
Morocco extant native
Myanmar extant native
Nepal extant native
Netherlands extant vagrant
Niger extant vagrant
Nigeria extant native
North Korea extant native
North Macedonia extant vagrant
Norway extant native yes
Oman extant native yes yes
Pakistan extant native
Palau extant vagrant
Philippines extant native
Poland extant native
Portugal extant native yes
Qatar extant native yes
Romania extant native
Russia extant native yes
Russia (Asian) extant native yes
Russia (Central Asian) extant native yes
Russia (European) extant native yes
Rwanda extant native
Saudi Arabia extant native yes yes
Senegal extant native
Serbia extant native
Seychelles extant native
Sierra Leone extant native
Singapore extant native
Slovakia extant native
Somalia extant native
South Africa extant vagrant
South Korea extant native
South Sudan extant native yes
Spain extant native yes
Sri Lanka extant vagrant yes
Sudan extant native
Sweden extant native yes yes
Switzerland extant vagrant
Syria extant native yes yes
Taiwan, China extant native
Tajikistan extant native
Tanzania extant native
Thailand extant native
Togo extant native
Tunisia extant native
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native
Uganda extant native
Ukraine extant native yes yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes yes
United Kingdom extant vagrant
USA extant native yes
Uzbekistan extant native
Vietnam extant native
Yemen extant native yes yes
Zambia extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Finland Käsivarsi fjelds
Finland Kevo
Finland Saariselkä and Koilliskaira
Finland Sammutinjänkä-Vaijoenjänkä
Norway Reisa
Norway Slettnes
Norway Varanger Peninsula
Russia (Asian) Babushkina and Kekurnyy Gulfs
Russia (Asian) Gusikha river basin and lower Balakhnya river
Russia (Asian) Malkachan bay
Russia (Asian) Utkholok river
Russia (Central Asian) Lower Yuribey
Russia (Central Asian) Upper and Middle Yuribey
Russia (Central Asian) Valley of headwaters of the river Schuchya
Russia (Central Asian) Valley of the Yorkutayakha river
Russia (European) Middle reaches of Bolshaya Rogovaya river
Sweden Lake Tjålme – Valley of Lais
Sweden Tavvavouma

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) suitable breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable non-breeding
Grassland Tundra suitable breeding
Marine Intertidal Mud Flats and Salt Flats suitable breeding
Marine Intertidal Mud Flats and Salt Flats suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Temperate major breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable breeding
Altitude 0 - 2500 m Occasional altitudinal limits (max) 3000 m

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather Habitat shifting & alteration Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Whole (>90%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Sport hunting/specimen collecting subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-throated-pipit-anthus-cervinus on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.