Alpine pipit
Anthus gutturalis De Vis, 1894
The alpine pipit (Anthus gutturalis) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 36.3 g to 36.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the alpine pipit
- Weight
- 36.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the alpine pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the alpine pipit?
The alpine pipit (Anthus gutturalis) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in New Guinea.
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Is the alpine pipit endangered?
The alpine pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the alpine pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus gutturalis De Vis, 1894
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- piula de Nova GuineaCatalan
- linduška papuánskáCzech
- corhedydd PapwaWelsh
- PapuapiberDanish
- PapuapieperGerman
- Papua-PieperGerman
- novgvinea pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita papúSpanish
- Bisbita PapúaSpanish
- paapua kiurEstonian
- papuankirvinenFinnish
- Pipit de Nouvelle-GuinéeFrench
- novogvinejska trepteljkaCroatian
- pápua pityerHungarian
- Apung papuaIndonesian
- Pispola alpinaItalian
- パプアタヒバリJapanese
- Naujosios Gvinėjos kalviukasLithuanian
- PapoeapieperDutch
- papuapiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek górskiPolish
- petinha-papuaPortuguese
- petinha-da-papuaPortuguese
- Очковый конёкRussian
- ľabtuška okuliarnatáSlovak
- Novozelandska trepteljkaSerbian
- papuapiplärkaSwedish
- Papua İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик новогвінейськийUkrainian
- 斑喉鷚Chinese
- 斑喉鹨Chinese
Relatives of the alpine pipit
Other species in the same genus Anthus.
Tree pipit
Anthus trivialis
Meadow pipit
Anthus pratensis
Tawny pipit
Anthus campestris
Red-throated pipit
Anthus cervinus
Water pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Richard's pipit
Anthus richardi
CompareAlpine pipit vs Tree pipitAlpine pipit vs Meadow pipitAlpine pipit vs Tawny pipitAlpine pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the alpine pipit?
An adult alpine pipit weighs 36.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the alpine pipit endangered?
The alpine pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the alpine pipit?
The alpine pipit (Anthus gutturalis) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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