South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus)
About the South Georgia Pipit
The South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) is a sparrow-sized bird found only on the South Georgia archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula. It is the only songbird in Antarctica, South Georgia's only passerine, and one of the few non-seabirds found in the region. It builds nests from dried grass, usually within tussac grass, and lays four eggs a year. It feeds on small insects and spiders, and beach debris. The South Georgia pipit was formally described in 1884 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis based on a specimen collected on South Georgia. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word antarcticus, meaning 'southern' or 'antarctic'. It is also known as the Antarctic pipit.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 14 recordings for this species: 13 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Antarctica, Argentina in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskiirecording
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescensrecording
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosusrecording
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similisrecording
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisrecording
- Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattererirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.