Pampas pipit
Anthus chacoensis Zimmer, 1952
The pampas pipit (Anthus chacoensis) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 12.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pampas pipit
- Weight
- 12.6 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
- Not recorded
- 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 pampas pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the pampas pipit?
The Pampas pipit (Anthus chacoensis) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, the wagtails and pipits. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay.
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Is the pampas pipit endangered?
The pampas 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 pampas pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus chacoensis Zimmer, 1952
Synonyms Anthus chii chacoensis, Anthus vhacoensis
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Campo pipitEnglish
- Campo pipitEnglish
- Chaco pipitEnglish
- Chaco pipitEnglish
- Trilling pipitEnglish
- piula del ChacoCatalan
- linduška paraguajskáCzech
- corhedydd chacoWelsh
- ChacopiberDanish
- ChacopieperGerman
- Chaco-PieperGerman
- ĉaka pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita chaqueñoSpanish
- Cachirla trinadoraSpanish
- paraná kiurEstonian
- chaconkirvinenFinnish
- Pipit du ChacoFrench
- Chaco-pityerHungarian
- Pispola del chacoItalian
- ウスキイロタヒバリJapanese
- čakinis kalviukasLithuanian
- chacopiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek paragwajskiPolish
- petinha-das-pampasPortuguese
- caminheiro-das-pampasPortuguese
- Чакский конёкRussian
- Пампасный конёкRussian
- ľabtuška pampováSlovak
- Pampaska trepteljkaSerbian
- chacopiplärkaSwedish
- pampaspiplärkaSwedish
- Çako İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик парагвайськийUkrainian
- 查科鹨Chinese
- 彭帕斯鷚Chinese
Relatives of the pampas 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
ComparePampas pipit vs Tree pipitPampas pipit vs Meadow pipitPampas pipit vs Tawny pipitPampas pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pampas pipit?
An adult pampas pipit weighs 12.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pampas pipit endangered?
The pampas 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 pampas pipit?
The pampas pipit (Anthus chacoensis) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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