Malindi pipit
Anthus melindae Shelley, 1900
The malindi pipit (Anthus melindae) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 22.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the malindi pipit
- Weight
- 22.5 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 malindi pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the malindi pipit?
The Malindi pipit (Anthus melindae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
It is found in Kenya and Somalia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the malindi pipit endangered?
The malindi 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 malindi pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus melindae Shelley, 1900
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- MAPIEnglish
- piula de MalindiCatalan
- linduška pobřežníCzech
- corhedydd MalindiWelsh
- MalindipiberDanish
- MalindipieperGerman
- malindia pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita de MalindiSpanish
- karjamaa-kiurEstonian
- malindinkirvinenFinnish
- Pipit de MalindiFrench
- Pipit de MelindaFrench
- obalna trepteljkaCroatian
- malindi pityerHungarian
- Pispola di MalindiItalian
- シロハラタヒバリJapanese
- malindinis kalviukasLithuanian
- Malindi-pieperDutch
- malindipiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek brzegowyPolish
- petinha-de-malindiPortuguese
- petinha-de-melindePortuguese
- Восточноафриканский конёкRussian
- Восточно-африканский конёкRussian
- ľabtuška pobrežnáSlovak
- Malindi trepteljkaSerbian
- malindipiplärkaSwedish
- Malindi İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик береговийUkrainian
- 灰鷚Chinese
- 灰鹨Chinese
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Relatives of the malindi 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the malindi pipit?
An adult malindi pipit weighs 22.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the malindi pipit endangered?
The malindi 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 malindi pipit?
The malindi pipit (Anthus melindae) 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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