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Long-billed pipit

Anthus similis (Jerdon, 1840)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The long-billed pipit (Anthus similis) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23 g to 25.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-billed pipit (Anthus similis)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-billed pipit

Weight
23 g – 25.3 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
2.4 – 2.7src 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 long-billed pipit live?

Not recorded

What is the long-billed pipit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-billed pipit or brown rock pipit (Anthus similis) is a passerine bird which has a wide distribution. A number of subspecies have been created for the populations in Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia. The systematics of this complex is yet to be clarified. Most birds are residents or short distance migrants.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-billed pipit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-billed_pipit&oldid=1314608683), 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 long-billed pipit endangered?

The long-billed 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 long-billed pipit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMotacillidae
  6. genusAnthus
  7. SpeciesAnthus similis (Jerdon, 1840)

Synonyms Agrodroma similis

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • NicholsonkoesterAfrikaans
  • جشنة خطماءArabic
  • جشنة طويلة المنقارArabic
  • Дългоклюна бъбрицаBulgarian
  • piula becudaCatalan
  • linduška dlouhozobáCzech
  • corhedydd hirbigWelsh
  • Langnæbbet PiberDanish
  • LangschnabelpieperGerman
  • Μακρόραπμφη κελάδαGreek
  • longbeka pipioEsperanto
  • Bisbita PiquilargaSpanish
  • Bisbita piquilargoSpanish
  • nõlvakiurEstonian
  • پیپت نوک درازPersian
  • kalliokirvinenFinnish
  • Pipit à long becFrench
  • Riabhóg fhadghobachIrish
  • פפיון הריםHebrew
  • פיפיון הריםHebrew
  • hosszúcsőrű pityerHungarian
  • GrjóttittlingurIcelandic
  • Calandro brunoItalian
  • Calandro beccolungoItalian
  • ハシナガビンズイJapanese
  • ilgasnapis kalviukasLithuanian
  • garknābja čipsteLatvian
  • പാറനിരങ്ങൻMalayalam
  • LangsnavelpieperDutch
  • langnebbpiplerkeNorwegian
  • świergotek długodziobyPolish
  • petinha-de-bico-compridoPortuguese
  • Длинноклювый конёкRussian
  • GuhkesnjuncivkkánNorthern Sami
  • ľabtuška dlhozobáSlovak
  • dolgokljuna cipaSlovenian
  • Dugokljuna trepteljkaSerbian
  • långnäbbad piplärkaSwedish
  • Uzun Gagalı İncirkuşuTurkish
  • щеврик довгодзьобийUkrainian
  • 長嘴鷚Chinese
  • 长嘴鹨Chinese

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Relatives of the long-billed 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 long-billed pipit?

An adult long-billed pipit weighs 23 g – 25.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-billed pipit endangered?

The long-billed 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 long-billed pipit?

The long-billed pipit (Anthus similis) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-billed pipit (Anthus similis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-billed-pipit

MLA

“Long-billed pipit (Anthus similis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-billed-pipit.

BibTeX
@misc{long_billed_pipit_2026,
  title = {Long-billed pipit (Anthus similis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-billed-pipit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}