CreatureData

Berthelot's pipit

Anthus berthelotii Bolle, 1862

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.9 g to 17 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii)
Photo: Andreas Reuland · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the berthelot's pipit

Weight
15.9 g – 17 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2 – 3.55src for Young per litter or clutch
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 berthelot's pipit live?

Not recorded

What is the berthelot's pipit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii, English: ber-tə-LOH, French: [bɛʁtəlo]) is a small passerine bird which breeds in Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is a common resident in both archipelagos.

Berthelot's pipit is found in open country. The nest is on the ground, with 3-5 eggs being laid.

This is a small pipit, 13–14 centimetres (5.1–5.5 in) in length. It is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly grey above and whitish below, with some breast streaking. It has a whitish supercilium and eyering, with dark eye and moustachial stripes. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are browner than adults.

This species appears shorter tailed and larger headed than meadow pipit. Its call is a "schrip" like yellow wagtail, and the song, given in flight, is a chattery "tsivrr tsivrr tsivrr tsivrr".

This species is named after the French naturalist Sabin Berthelot, one-time resident of the Canary Islands, by Carl Bolle.

From the Wikipedia article “Berthelot's pipit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berthelot%27s_pipit&oldid=1372705175), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the berthelot's pipit endangered?

The berthelot's pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 berthelot's pipit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMotacillidae
  6. genusAnthus
  7. SpeciesAnthus berthelotii Bolle, 1862
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • BEPIEnglish
  • Канарска бъбрицаBulgarian
  • piula de BerthelotCatalan
  • linduška kanárskáCzech
  • corhedydd BerthelotWelsh
  • Kanarisk PiberDanish
  • KanarenpieperGerman
  • Kanaren-PieperGerman
  • kanaria pipioEsperanto
  • Bisbita camineroSpanish
  • kanaari kiurEstonian
  • kanariankirvinenFinnish
  • Pipit de BerthelotFrench
  • Riabhóg chanárachIrish
  • פפיון קנריHebrew
  • kanári pityerHungarian
  • HrauntittlingurIcelandic
  • Pispola di BerthelotItalian
  • カナリータヒバリJapanese
  • kanarinis kalviukasLithuanian
  • Kanāriju čipsteLatvian
  • Berthelots PieperDutch
  • kanaripiplerkeNorwegian
  • świergotek kanaryjskiPolish
  • corre-caminhoPortuguese
  • Канарский конёкRussian
  • Конёк БертелотаRussian
  • KanáriacivkkánNorthern Sami
  • ľabtuška ostrovnáSlovak
  • kanarska cipaSlovenian
  • Kanarska trepteljkaSerbian
  • kanariepiplärkaSwedish
  • Kanarya Adası İncirkuşuTurkish
  • щеврик архипелаговийUkrainian
  • щеврик архіпелаговийUkrainian
  • 伯氏鹨Chinese
  • 伯塞氏鷚Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the berthelot's pipit

Other species in the same genus Anthus.

LC, Least Concern
Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)

Tree pipit

Anthus trivialis

Motacillidae

LC, Least Concern
Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris)

Tawny pipit

Anthus campestris

Motacillidae

LC, Least Concern
Water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

Water pipit

Anthus spinoletta

Motacillidae

CompareBerthelot's pipit vs Tree pipitBerthelot's pipit vs Meadow pipitBerthelot's pipit vs Tawny pipitBerthelot's pipit vs Red-throated pipit

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the berthelot's pipit?

An adult berthelot's pipit weighs 15.9 g – 17 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the berthelot's pipit endangered?

The berthelot's 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 berthelot's pipit?

The berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/berthelots-pipit

MLA

“Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/berthelots-pipit.

BibTeX
@misc{berthelots_pipit_2026,
  title = {Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/berthelots-pipit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}