Olive-backed pipit
Anthus hodgsoni Richmond, 1907
The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21.3 g to 23 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the olive-backed pipit
- Weight
- 21.3 g – 23 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 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the olive-backed pipit
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Where does the olive-backed pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the olive-backed pipit?
The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) is a small passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia. Sometimes it is also called Indian pipit or Hodgson's pipit, as well as tree pipit owing to its resemblance with the tree pipit. However, its back is more olive-toned and less streaked than that species, and its head pattern is different with a better-marked supercilium.
The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands. The specific hodgsoni commemorates English diplomat and collector Brian Houghton Hodgson.
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Is the olive-backed pipit endangered?
The olive-backed 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
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How is the olive-backed pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus hodgsoni Richmond, 1907
Synonyms Anthus hodgsini, Anthus hodgsoni inopinatus, Anthus hudgsoni hudgsoni, Anthus maculatus, Anthus maculatus berezowskii, Anthus trivialis hodgsoni, Pipastes hodgsoni, Pipastes maculatus
Other names and names in other languages (60)
- Indian tree pipitEnglish
- Olive tree-pipitEnglish
- جشنة زيتونية الظهرArabic
- chis de HodgsonAsturian
- Зелена бъбрицаBulgarian
- Sidan-SinaBreton
- piula de HodgsonCatalan
- linduška zelenáCzech
- Corhedydd cefnwyrddWelsh
- Tajga-piberDanish
- TajgapiberDanish
- WaldpieperGerman
- Hinda pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita de OrienteSpanish
- Bisbita de HodgsonSpanish
- taigakiurEstonian
- پیپت پشتزیتونیPersian
- taigakirvinenFinnish
- indiatítlingurFaroese
- Pipit à dos oliveFrench
- Riabhóg ológachIrish
- Riabhóg dhroimghlasIrish
- Pica de HodgsonGalician
- Tweet dreeym-glassManx
- פפיון זיתיHebrew
- maslinastoleđa trepteljkaCroatian
- tajgapityerHungarian
- olívhátú pityerHungarian
- Apung ZaitunIndonesian
- SkógtittlingurIcelandic
- Prispolone indianoItalian
- ビンズイJapanese
- Жасыл жадырақKazakh
- 힝둥새Korean
- Taiginis kalviukasLithuanian
- zaļganā čipsteLatvian
- പച്ചവരമ്പൻMalayalam
- Бөртөт шийхнүүхэйMongolian
- शेवाळी तिरचिमणीMarathi
- Burung Pipit PadangMalay
- sibirpiplerkeNorwegian Bokmål
- रूख चुइयाँNepali
- Siberische boompieperDutch
- świergotek tajgowyPolish
- petinha-silvestrePortuguese
- Petinha-de-HodgsonPortuguese
- Зелёный конёкRussian
- Пятнистый конёкRussian
- sibirjjácivkkánNorthern Sami
- ľabtuška škvrnitáSlovak
- gozdna cipaSlovenian
- индијски пипитSerbian
- sibirisk piplärkaSwedish
- นกเด้าดินสวนThai
- Yeşil Sırtlı İncirkuşuTurkish
- Yeşil sırtlı incir kuşuTurkish
- Щеврик оливковийUkrainian
- Manh Vân NamVietnamese
- 树鹨Chinese
- 樹鷚Chinese
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Relatives of the olive-backed 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
CompareOlive-backed pipit vs Tree pipitOlive-backed pipit vs Meadow pipitOlive-backed pipit vs Tawny pipitOlive-backed pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
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How big is the olive-backed pipit?
An adult olive-backed pipit weighs 21.3 g – 23 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the olive-backed pipit endangered?
The olive-backed 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 olive-backed pipit?
The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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