Tree pipit

About this species

This species has 1,625,336 occurrence records from 147 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Sweden (28.6%), Finland (12.4%), France (10.6%), the Netherlands (10.4%) and Denmark (6.5%); together they account for 68.5% of the total. In Sweden, this species accounts for 0.46% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Anthus trivialis combines the genus name Anthus with the species epithet trivialis. The Warbla app catalog lists 44 species of the genus Anthus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Anthus pratensis, Anthus rubescens and Anthus petrosus.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 68 species of the family Motacillidae. This species ranks 5th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Motacilla alba. Its record count is 5 times the family average (323,139). The family Motacillidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Motacillidae

• Meadow pipit
• European rock pipit
• Water pipit
• Paddyfield pipit
• African pipit
• New Zealand pipit
• Tawny pipit
• Olive-backed pipit
• White wagtail
• Western yellow wagtail

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org