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Blyth's pipit

Anthus godlewskii (Taczanowski, 1876)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 24.7 g to 26 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blyth's pipit

Weight
24.7 g – 26 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
3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blyth's pipit live?

Not recorded

What is the blyth's pipit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in Mongolia and neighbouring areas of China, Tibet and India . It is a long distance migrant moving to open lowlands in Southern Asia. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

This is a large pipit, but is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly brown above and pale below. It is very similar to Richard's pipit, but is slightly smaller, shorter legs and a shorter dark bill. Its flight is strong and direct, and it gives a characteristic "pshee" call, higher pitched than Richard's.

In south Asia, in winter some care must be taken to distinguish this from other large pipits which winter or are resident in the area, including Richard's. This species is insectivorous.

This bird was named after the English zoologist Edward Blyth. The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands. The specific godlewskii commemorates Polish nobleman and field naturalist Victor Godlewski.

From the Wikipedia article “Blyth's pipit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blyth%27s_pipit&oldid=1314325516), 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 blyth's pipit endangered?

The blyth'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 blyth's pipit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMotacillidae
  6. genusAnthus
  7. SpeciesAnthus godlewskii (Taczanowski, 1876)

Synonyms Agrodoma godlewskii, Corydalla godlewskii

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Blyth’s pipitEnglish
  • جشنة بلايثArabic
  • chis de godlewskiAsturian
  • Канёк ГадлеўскагаBelarusian
  • Годлевска бъбрицаBulgarian
  • Sidan-GodlewskiBreton
  • piula de GodlewskiCatalan
  • linduška mongolskáCzech
  • corhedydd BlythWelsh
  • Mongolsk PiberDanish
  • SteppenpieperGerman
  • Κελάδα της ΜογγολίαςGreek
  • StepopipioEsperanto
  • mongolia pipioEsperanto
  • bisbita de BlythSpanish
  • Bisbita esteparioSpanish
  • mongoolia kiurEstonian
  • mongoliankirvinenFinnish
  • Pipit de GodlewskiFrench
  • Riabhóg steipeIrish
  • Tweet BlythManx
  • פפיון ערבותHebrew
  • stepska trepteljkaCroatian
  • mongol pityerHungarian
  • BrumtittlingurIcelandic
  • Calandro di BlythItalian
  • コマミジロタヒバリJapanese
  • 쇠밭종다리Korean
  • Godlevskio kalviukasLithuanian
  • Godļevska čipsteLatvian
  • ബ്ലയ്ത്ത് വരമ്പൻMalayalam
  • ब्लिथचा वेळूतील वटवट्याMarathi
  • Mongoolse PieperDutch
  • mongolpiplerkeNorwegian
  • świergotek stepowyPolish
  • petinha-de-blythPortuguese
  • petinha-das-estepesPortuguese
  • Конёк ГодлевскогоRussian
  • Забайкальский конёкRussian
  • MongoliacivkkánNorthern Sami
  • ľabtuška GodlewskéhoSlovak
  • mongolska cipaSlovenian
  • Mongolska trepteljkaSerbian
  • mongolpiplärkaSwedish
  • นกเด้าดินทุ่งพันธุ์รัสเซียThai
  • Moğol İncirkuşuTurkish
  • щеврик забайкальськийUkrainian
  • 布氏鹨Chinese
  • 布萊氏鷚Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blyth'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

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blyth's pipit?

An adult blyth's pipit weighs 24.7 g – 26 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blyth's pipit endangered?

The blyth'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 blyth's pipit?

The blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blyths-pipit

MLA

“Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blyths-pipit.

BibTeX
@misc{blyths_pipit_2026,
  title = {Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blyths-pipit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}