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American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

A winter visitor to Florida, found in 64 of 67 counties and 14 habitats.

Here
Winter
Nesting
Not known to nest here
Range
64 of 67 counties
Habitats
14

At a glance

Group
Birds
Here
Winter
Nesting
Not known to nest here
Range
64 of 67 counties
Habitats
14
Habitat models
Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Florida 14

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 14

Coastal dunes and beaches

White Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island, Near Pensacola
WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Southern Beach; Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune); Atlantic Coastal Plain Sea Island Beach; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Dune and Maritime Grassland; Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interdunal WetlandGeorge Catlin, White Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island, Near Pensacola (1834-35): high white dunes with scattered clumps of dune plants above the Gulf. Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, FloridaWhite Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island, Near Pensacola, George Catlin (1796-1872), 1834-1835. Public domain. Source record.

Coastal tidal marshes (salinity not stated)

On the San Sebastian River, Floridalabel QS:Len,"On the San Sebastian River, Florida"
WinterMartin Johnson Heade, On the San Sebastian River (c. 1883-90): a tidal river winding through flat marsh under storm clouds at sunset. San Sebastian River, St. Augustine, FloridaOn the San Sebastian River, Floridalabel QS:Len,"On the San Sebastian River, Florida", Martin Johnson Heade, c. 1883-1890. Public domain. Source record.

Freshwater marshes

The Great Florida Marsh
WinterFloridian Highlands Freshwater MarshMartin Johnson Heade, The Great Florida Marsh (1886): open marsh and lily-dotted water beneath live oaks and cabbage palms. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Florida (Heade, The Great Florida Marsh, 1886; North Carolina Museum of Art)The Great Florida Marsh, Martin Johnson Heade, 1886. Public domain. Source record.

Pine savannas

Beautiful Savannah in the Pine Woods of Florida
WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet PrairieGeorge Catlin, Beautiful Savannah in the Pine Woods of Florida (1834-35): an open grassy savanna with a shallow pond, ringed by tall pines, with palmettos and red wildflowers. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Pine woods of Florida (George Catlin, 1834-35; Smithsonian American Art Museum)Beautiful Savannah in the Pine Woods of Florida, George Catlin, 1834-1835. Public domain. Source record.

Ponds, lakes and their shores

Florida Sunrisetitle QS:P1476,en:"Florida Sunrise"label QS:Len,"Florida Sunrise"
WinterOpen Water (Fresh); Atlantic Coastal Plain Large Natural LakeshoreMartin Johnson Heade, Florida Sunrise: still water and a palm-fringed shore glowing at dawn. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Florida (Heade, Florida Sunrise, c. 1890-1900)Florida Sunrisetitle QS:P1476,en:"Florida Sunrise"label QS:Len,"Florida Sunrise", Martin Johnson Heade, c. 1890-1900. Public domain. Source record.

Swamps

Florida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha
WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded SwampFlorida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha (1899): a dark swamp-lined river at sunset, with cypress and hardwoods crowding both banks. Ocklawaha River, FloridaFlorida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha, Detroit Photographic Co. (chromolithograph), 1899. Public domain. Source record.

Coastal Plain seepage bogs

Open, wet, seepage-fed bogs of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, often with pitcher plants.

WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Herbaceous Seepage Bog

Depression ponds and limesinks

Shallow ponds in Coastal Plain depressions, such as limesinks and the ponds in some Carolina bays, that rise and fall with the seasons.

WinterCentral Florida Herbaceous Pondshore; Atlantic Coastal Plain Depression Pondshore

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest

Freshwater tidal marshes

Marshes along tidal rivers where the water is fresh but rises and falls with the tide.

WinterFlorida Big Bend Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh; Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterCultivated Cropland

Salt and brackish marshes

Coastal marshes flooded by salty or brackish tides.

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Central Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh; Atlantic Coastal Plain Indian River Lagoon Tidal Marsh; Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh; Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh

Sounds, bays and tidal flats

Fort George Island, Florida
WinterBeside its main habitat.Open Water (Brackish/Salt)Thomas Moran, Fort George Island (1878): a tidal shore of wet sand and shallow water at the river mouth, with cabbage palms and a beached ship. Fort George Island, Florida (Thomas Moran, 1878; Smithsonian American Art Museum)Fort George Island, Florida, Thomas Moran, 1878. Public domain. Source record.
Other habitats in its models (22)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida. Those recorded in Florida first, the rest by region.

Elsewhere in the South (10)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Freshwater Marsh Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Winter.
  • Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Winter.
  • Mississippi River Riparian Forest Winter.
  • Red River Large Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Winter.
  • Texas Coastal Bend Beach Winter.
  • Upper Texas Coast Beach Winter.
Northeast (3)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Fresh and Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Sandy Beach Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Salt Marsh Winter.
Land cover and other classes (9)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Herbaceous Wetland Winter.
  • Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Depression Pondshore Winter.
  • Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
  • Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Slough Winter.
  • Unconsolidated Shore Winter.
  • Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond) Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in Florida

  • Winter: does not nest here, in 64 of 67 counties.

Food plants

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Plants matched by genus.

Native plants in these genera 254

Plant genera in its diet records (42)
  • Ambrosia 2 diet records. 4 native plants in Florida
  • Digitaria 2 diet records. 8 native plants in Florida
  • Euphorbia 2 diet records. 39 native plants in Florida
  • Panicum 2 diet records. 5 native plants in Florida
  • Setaria 2 diet records. 4 native plants in Florida
  • Triticum 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Urochloa 2 diet records. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Acalypha 1 diet record. 4 native plants in Florida
  • Amaranthus 1 diet record. 3 native plants in Florida
  • Athysanus 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Avena 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Brassica 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Calandrinia 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Carex 1 diet record. 77 native plants in Florida
  • Centaurea 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Chenopodium 1 diet record. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Croton 1 diet record. 9 native plants in Florida
  • Dactyloctenium 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Deinandra 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Diodella 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Eleusine 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Empetrum 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Erodium 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Helianthus 1 diet record. 14 native plants in Florida
  • Hordeum 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Liquidambar 1 diet record. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Madia 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Paspalum 1 diet record. 19 native plants in Florida
  • Persicaria 1 diet record. 11 native plants in Florida
  • Pinus 1 diet record. 7 native plants in Florida
  • Polygonum 1 diet record. 10 native plants in Florida
  • Ranunculus 1 diet record. 6 native plants in Florida
  • Rumex 1 diet record. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Sambucus 1 diet record. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Scirpus 1 diet record. 4 native plants in Florida
  • Scleranthus 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Stellaria 1 diet record. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Trifolium 1 diet record. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Verbena 1 diet record. 6 native plants in Florida
  • Viola 1 diet record. 9 native plants in Florida
  • Zanthoxylum 1 diet record. 5 native plants in Florida
  • Zea 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Florida

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Florida, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.

Coastal dunes and beaches

Birds 108

Plants 187

All of coastal dunes and beaches in Florida

Salt and brackish marshes

Birds 74

Plants 56

All of salt and brackish marshes in Florida

Depression ponds and limesinks

Birds 50

Plants 124

All of depression ponds and limesinks in Florida

USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.

Sources