Buffy pipit
Anthus vaalensis Shelley, 1900
The buffy pipit (Anthus vaalensis) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 27 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the buffy pipit
- Weight
- 27 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
- 2.4src 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 buffy pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the buffy pipit?
The buffy pipit (Anthus vaalensis) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in plains and open countryside in southern and eastern Africa. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of least concern.
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Is the buffy pipit endangered?
The buffy 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 buffy pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus vaalensis Shelley, 1900
Synonyms Meganthus vaalensis
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- BUPIEnglish
- Long-tailed pipitEnglish
- VaalkoesterAfrikaans
- LangstertkoesterAfrikaans
- piula del riu VaalCatalan
- linduška plaváCzech
- linduška dlouhoocasáCzech
- linduška žlutohnědáCzech
- corhedydd llwydfelynWelsh
- Gråbrun PiberDanish
- VaalpieperGerman
- Vaal-PieperGerman
- ValpipioEsperanto
- vaala pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita del VaalSpanish
- kulukiurEstonian
- پیپت نخودیPersian
- kulokirvinenFinnish
- pitkäpyrstökirvinenFinnish
- Pipit du VaalFrench
- pjegavoprsa trepteljkaCroatian
- Vaal-pityerHungarian
- Pispola camoscioItalian
- スジナシタヒバリJapanese
- geltonasis kalviukasLithuanian
- VaalrivierpieperDutch
- slettepiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek płowyPolish
- petinha-cremePortuguese
- petinha-do-vaalPortuguese
- Песочный конёкRussian
- Южноафриканский конёкRussian
- ľabtuška plaváSlovak
- Trepteljka sa reke ValSerbian
- långstjärtad piplärkaSwedish
- Vaal İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик блідийUkrainian
- 沙黄鹨Chinese
- 沙地純背鷚Chinese
Relatives of the buffy 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
CompareBuffy pipit vs Tree pipitBuffy pipit vs Meadow pipitBuffy pipit vs Tawny pipitBuffy pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the buffy pipit?
An adult buffy pipit weighs 27 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the buffy pipit endangered?
The buffy 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 buffy pipit?
The buffy pipit (Anthus vaalensis) 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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