Nilgiri pipit
Anthus nilghiriensis Sharpe, 1885
The nilgiri pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 31 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the nilgiri pipit
- Weight
- 31 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
- 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the nilgiri pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the nilgiri pipit?
The Nilgiri pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) is a distinctive species of pipit that is endemic to the high altitude hills of southern India. Richer brown in colour than other pipits in the region, it is distinctive in having the streaking on the breast continuing along the flanks. It is non-migratory and has a tendency to fly into low trees when disturbed and is closely related to the tree pipits Anthus hodgsoni and Anthus trivialis.
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Is the nilgiri pipit endangered?
The nilgiri pipit is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the nilgiri pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus nilghiriensis Sharpe, 1885
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- piula dels NilgiriCatalan
- linduška jihoindickáCzech
- corhedydd NilgiriWelsh
- NilgiripiberDanish
- NilgiripieperGerman
- Nilghiri-PieperGerman
- NilghiripieperGerman
- nilgiria pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita de los NilgiriSpanish
- nilgiri kiurEstonian
- nilgirinkirvinenFinnish
- Pipit des NilgiriFrench
- malabarska trepteljkaCroatian
- nilgiri pityerHungarian
- Pispola delle NilgiriItalian
- ニルギリタヒバリJapanese
- nilgirinis kalviukasLithuanian
- മലവരമ്പൻMalayalam
- nilgiripiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek samotnyPolish
- petinha-dos-nilgirisPortuguese
- petinha-dos-nilguiriPortuguese
- Нильгирийский конёкRussian
- ľabtuška plantážováSlovak
- Nilgiri trepteljkaSerbian
- nilgiripiplärkaSwedish
- Nilgiri İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик нільгирійськийUkrainian
- 南印鷚Chinese
- 印度鹨Chinese
Relatives of the nilgiri 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
CompareNilgiri pipit vs Tree pipitNilgiri pipit vs Meadow pipitNilgiri pipit vs Tawny pipitNilgiri pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the nilgiri pipit?
An adult nilgiri pipit weighs 31 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the nilgiri pipit endangered?
The nilgiri pipit is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the nilgiri pipit?
The nilgiri pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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