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Mountain pipit

Anthus hoeschi Stresemann, 1938

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25.4 g to 33.3 g and live up to 5.42 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi)
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mountain pipit

Weight
25.4 g – 33.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.42 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mountain pipit live?

Not recorded

What is the mountain pipit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

Its breeding range is in Lesotho and adjacent South Africa. Its non-breeding range possibly includes Botswana, the DRC, Namibia and Zambia. Its natural overwintering habitat is subtropical or tropical grassland, and it breeds in temperate high altitude grassland in summer.

From the Wikipedia article “Mountain pipit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mountain_pipit&oldid=1380728078), 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 mountain pipit endangered?

The mountain pipit is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the mountain pipit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMotacillidae
  6. genusAnthus
  7. SpeciesAnthus hoeschi Stresemann, 1938

Synonyms Anthus hoeschi editus, Anthus hoeschi hoeschi, Anthus hoeschi lwenarum, Anthus richardi, Anthus richardi editus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • MOPIEnglish
  • BergkoesterAfrikaans
  • Планинска бъбрицаBulgarian
  • piula de muntanyaCatalan
  • linduška kapskáCzech
  • corhedydd y mynyddWelsh
  • KappiberDanish
  • HochlandpieperGerman
  • DrakensbergpieperGerman
  • Hoesch-PieperGerman
  • HoeschspornpieperGerman
  • monta pipioEsperanto
  • Bisbita montanoSpanish
  • sotho kiurEstonian
  • vuori-isokirvinenFinnish
  • Pipit alticoleFrench
  • Pipit du DrakensbergFrench
  • drakensberška trepteljkaCroatian
  • afrikai sarkantyúspityerHungarian
  • Pispola montanaItalian
  • ヤママミジロタヒバリJapanese
  • kalninis kalviukasLithuanian
  • BergpieperDutch
  • fjellpiplerkeNorwegian
  • świergotek skalnyPolish
  • petinha-montesaPortuguese
  • petinha-das-montanhasPortuguese
  • Лесотский конёкRussian
  • ľabtuška hôľnaSlovak
  • Trepteljka iz LesotoaSerbian
  • bergpiplärkaSwedish
  • Lesotho İncirkuşuTurkish
  • щеврик дракенберзькийUkrainian
  • 山地鹨Chinese
  • 高山鷚Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the mountain 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 mountain pipit?

An adult mountain pipit weighs 25.4 g – 33.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mountain pipit endangered?

The mountain pipit is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the mountain pipit live?

The mountain pipit has a recorded lifespan of 5.42 years.

What kind of animal is the mountain pipit?

The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-pipit

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BibTeX
@misc{mountain_pipit_2026,
  title = {Mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-pipit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}