Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni (Richmond, 1907)
OV
OLBPI
10080
Family: Passeriformes > Motacillidae
Related to Tree Pipit, which it closely resembles, Olive-backed Pipit is a scarce autumn visitor from Russia.
There have been several hundred records from Britain, though significantly fewer from Ireland, and most reports come in the autumn (September to November).
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
Olive-backed Pipit identification is sometimes difficult.
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Skokholm, 1948 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
More from the Atlas Mapstore.
Occupied 10-km squares in UK
| No. occupied in winter | 8 |
| % occupied in winter | 0.3 |
European Distribution Map
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
SEASONALITY
Olive-backed Pipit is a rare autumn vagrant with most records in October.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Olive-backed Pipit, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: OV | 5-letter code: OLBPI | Euring: 10080 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Evaluating the English Higher Level Stewardship scheme for farmland birds
- Grass silage as a new source of winter food for declining farmland birds
- Effects of set-aside management on birds breeding in lowland Ireland
Read more studies about Olive-backed Pipit on Conservation Evidence >
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