Anthus hodgsoni
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia. Sometimes it is also called Indian pipit or Hodgson's pipit, as well as tree pipit owing to its resemblance with the tree pipit. However, its back is more olive-toned and less streaked than that species, and its head pattern is different with a better-marked supercilium.
The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands. The specific hodgsoni commemorates English diplomat and collector Brian Houghton Hodgson. Summer: from Himalayan Pakistan and India, westward through Nepal, into China, north to Gansu province, and eastwards through Korea to Japan, and north through north central Asia into north-eastern Europe (European Russia). Occasionally a rare vagrant in western Europe. Breeds up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft) in eastern Nepal.
Winter: Broad southern region across Asia, from peninsular India, east to Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Habitat: Affects open... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 13 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 20 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-backed Pipit sighting in Nikko National Park on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-backed Pipit in Nikko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-backed Pipit sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
6th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Olive-backed Pipit sightings, Nikko National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 40%), Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 30%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 20%).
Same family: Motacillidae
The closest relatives of the Olive-backed Pipit that you can see in Nikko National Park (family Motacillidae, Wagtails and Pipits) are White Wagtail (about 40%), Grey Wagtail (about 40%) and Japanese Wagtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive-backed Pipit is recorded against all the birds logged in Nikko National Park (74 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
