Richard's pipit
Anthus richardi Vieillot, 1818
The richard's pipit (Anthus richardi) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.5 g to 33.3 g and live up to 5.42 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the richard's pipit
- Weight
- 27.5 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the richard's pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the richard's pipit?
Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in the East Palearctic. It is a long-distance migrant moving to open lowlands in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe.
The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands. The English name and richardi are for the French naturalist Charles Richard (1745–1835), director of postal services at Lunéville and friend of Francois Levaillant.
It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It was formerly lumped together with the Australasian, African, mountain and paddyfield pipits in a single species: Richard's pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae. These pipits are now commonly considered to be separate species although the African and paddyfield pipits are sometimes treated as part of A. richardi.
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Is the richard's pipit endangered?
The richard's 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 richard's pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus richardi Vieillot, 1818
Synonyms Alauda novae, Anthus novaeseelandiae richardi, Anthus novaezeelandiae, Cichlops monticolus, Corydalla fusca, Corydalla fusca
Other names and names in other languages (51)
- جشنة ريتشاردArabic
- الجشنة الكبيرةArabic
- chis de richardAsturian
- Степна бъбрицаBulgarian
- Sidan kentrekBreton
- piula de RichardCatalan
- linduška velkáCzech
- Corhedydd RichardWelsh
- Corhedyddion RichardWelsh
- StorpiberDanish
- SpornpieperGerman
- ΔιπλοκελάδαGreek
- granda pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita de RichardSpanish
- niidukiur e. stepi-niidukiurEstonian
- پیپت پادرازPersian
- isokirvinenFinnish
- StórtítlingurFaroese
- Pipit de RichardFrench
- Riabhóg mhórIrish
- Tweet RichardManx
- פפיון ארך-רגלייםHebrew
- velika trepteljkaCroatian
- sarkantyús pityerHungarian
- VingultittlingurIcelandic
- Calandro maggioreItalian
- マミジロタヒバリJapanese
- 큰밭종다리Korean
- Rišaro kalviukasLithuanian
- lielā čipsteLatvian
- വലിയ വരമ്പൻMalayalam
- Grote PieperDutch
- tartarpiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek szponiastyPolish
- petinha-grandePortuguese
- petinha-de-richardPortuguese
- Fâsă asiaticăRomanian
- Конёк РичардаRussian
- Степной конёкRussian
- StuorracivkkánNorthern Sami
- ľabtuška veľkáSlovak
- ostrožna cipaSlovenian
- Ričardova stepska trepteljkaSerbian
- större piplärkaSwedish
- stor piplärkaSwedish
- นกเด้าดินทุ่งใหญ่Thai
- Mahmuzlu İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик азійськийUkrainian
- 田鹨Chinese
- 大花鷚〔理氏鷚〕Chinese
- 理氏鹨Chinese
Relatives of the richard's 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
European rock pipit
Anthus petrosus
CompareRichard's pipit vs Tree pipitRichard's pipit vs Meadow pipitRichard's pipit vs Tawny pipitRichard's pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the richard's pipit?
An adult richard's pipit weighs 27.5 g – 33.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the richard's pipit endangered?
The richard's pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the richard's pipit live?
The richard's pipit has a recorded lifespan of 5.42 years.
What kind of animal is the richard's pipit?
The richard's pipit (Anthus richardi) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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