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Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni · Motacillidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsJan · Apr · Decmost records
Records138,842in 23 countries
Most seen inIndia33,603 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Olive-backed Pipit
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About

Olive-backed Pipit in brief

The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) is a bird of the Motacillidae family — species of bird.

Across the 23 countries we cover it has 138,842 published records, most of them from India, Taiwan and China. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, April and December and fall to their lowest in July and August.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

India33,603 records · best Feb, Mar
Taiwan31,154 records · best Apr, Dec
China25,804 records · best Apr, May
Thailand9,560 records · best Feb, Dec
Nepal8,406 records · best Dec, Nov
South Korea6,601 records · best Oct, Apr
Japan5,113 records · best May, Feb
Bhutan4,618 records · best Apr, Nov
Russia3,592 records · best Jun, May
Mongolia2,119 records · best May, Sep
Vietnam1,732 records · best Mar, Dec
Myanmar1,299 records · best Dec, Mar
Norway1,162 records · best Oct, Sep
Bangladesh1,021 records · best Nov, Dec
Cambodia961 records · best Feb, Mar
Philippines888 records · best Nov, Feb
Laos669 records · best Jan, Dec
United Arab Emirates310 records · best Dec, Oct
Madagascar163 records · best Jul, Nov
North Korea31 records · best Apr, Oct
Afghanistan24 records · best Sep, Apr
Malta11 records · best Mar, Jan
Palau1 records · best Apr, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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