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Anthus

  • American Pipit

    American Pipit 
    (Manh lưng đỏ, Anthus rubescens)

    The American pipit (Anthus rubescens), formerly known as the buff-bellied pipit, is a small songbird native to North America.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.
    The specific rubescens means "reddish", from ruber, "ruddy".

  • Anthus

    The pipits are a cosmopolitan genus, Anthus, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.

    The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands.

    1/ Rosy Pipit (Chim Manh Hồng, Anthus roseatus)
    2/ Red-throated Pipit (Chim manh họng đỏ, Anthus cervinus)
    3/ New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
    4/ Water Pipit (Chim manh Nhật Bản, Anthus spinoletta)
    5/ Tree Pipit (Chim manh Vân Nam, Anthus trivialis)
    6/ American-Pipit (Manh lưng đỏ, Anthus rubescens)
    7/ Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi, Manh lớn)
    8/ Paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus)
    Chim Manh
    9/ Olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
    Chim manh Vân Nam
    10/ Upland pipit (Anthus sylvanus)

  • New Zealand Pipit

    New Zealand Pipit 
    (Anthus novaeseelandiae)

    The New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) is a fairly small passerine bird of open country in New Zealand and outlying islands.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.

  • Olive-Backed Pipit

    Olive-Backed Pipit 
    (Anthus hodgsoni)
    Chim manh Vân Nam

    The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) is a small passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia.

    Motacillidae: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands.

  • Paddyfield Pipit

    Paddyfield pipit 
    or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus)
    Chim Manh

    The paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. 
    The bird is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines. 

    The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands.
    rufula Latin rufulus reddish (rufus rufous).

  • Red-throated Pipit

    Red-throated Pipit 
    (Chim manh họng đỏ, Anthus cervinus)

    The red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) is a small passerine bird of the family Motacillidae.
    The bird breeds in the far north of Europe and the Palearctic. 
    It is a long-distance migrant, wintering to Africa and South-East Asia and the west coast of the United States, is vagrant to Western Europe.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.
    The specific name cervinus means "stag-coloured", from Latin cervus, "stag".

  • Richard's Pipit

    Richard's pipit 
    (Anthus richardi, Manh lớn)

    Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in the East Palearctic. 
    The bird is a long-distance migrant moving to open lowlands in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, a regular vagrant to western Europe.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.

  • Rosy Pipit

    Rosy Pipit 
    (Chim Manh Hồng, Anthus roseatus)

    The rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. 
    The bird is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.

  • Tree Pipit

    Tree Pipit 
    ( Anthus trivialis)

    The tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) is a small passerine bird that breeds throughout most of Europe and the Palearctic as far east as the East Siberian Mountains.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.
    The specific trivialis means "common" or "ordinary" (from Latin trivium meaning "public street").

  • Upland Pipit

    Upland pipit 
    (Anthus sylvanus)

    The upland pipit (Anthus sylvanus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. 
    The bird is found in Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.
    sylvanus Latin silvanus of the woods (silva woodland).

  • Water Pipit

    Water Pipit 
    (Chim manh Nhật Bản, Anthus spinoletta)

    The water pipit (Anthus spinoletta) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the mountains of Southern Europe and the Palearctic eastwards to China.

    The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
    Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
    Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
    The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.
    The specific spinoletta is a local dialect word for a pipit from the Florence area of Italy.