South Georgia Pipit

Anthus antarcticus Cabanis, 1884

South Georgia Pipit, Anthus antarcticus, is a passerine of South Georgia Island in the Atlantic Ocean, where it breeds. It was first described by Cabanis in 1884. The bird is the only songbird in Antarctica and the only passerine on South Georgia. It is also among the few land birds in that part of the world. It nests in dried grass, usually in tussac grass, and lays four eggs each year. Its food includes small insects, spiders and beach debris.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits

Breeding range

Atlantic Ocean: South Georgia Island