Striped pipit
Anthus lineiventris Sundevall, 1850
The striped pipit (Anthus lineiventris) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 35 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the striped pipit
- Weight
- 35 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
- 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 striped pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the striped pipit?
The striped pipit (Anthus lineiventris) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, which is native to Africa southwards of the equator.
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Is the striped pipit endangered?
The striped 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 striped pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus lineiventris Sundevall, 1850
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- STPIEnglish
- Gestreepte KoesterAfrikaans
- piula estriadaCatalan
- linduška proužkovanáCzech
- corhedydd rhesogWelsh
- Grovstribet PiberDanish
- StreifenpieperGerman
- stria pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita rayadoSpanish
- rünkakiurEstonian
- rastaskirvinenFinnish
- Pipit de SundevallFrench
- Pipit striée de SundevallFrench
- gorska trepteljkaCroatian
- csíkos pityerHungarian
- Pispola striataItalian
- スジハラタヒバリJapanese
- dryžasis kalviukasLithuanian
- Gestreepte PieperDutch
- stripepiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek kreskowanyPolish
- petinha-estriadaPortuguese
- Полосатый конёкRussian
- ľabtuška tmavolícaSlovak
- sundevallpiplärkaSwedish
- grönvingad piplärkaSwedish
- Çizgili İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик смугастийUkrainian
- 条纹鹨Chinese
- 條紋鷚Chinese
Relatives of the striped 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
CompareStriped pipit vs Tree pipitStriped pipit vs Meadow pipitStriped pipit vs Tawny pipitStriped pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the striped pipit?
An adult striped pipit weighs 35 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the striped pipit endangered?
The striped 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 striped pipit?
The striped pipit (Anthus lineiventris) 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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