Wood pipit
Anthus nyassae Neumann, 1906
The wood pipit (Anthus nyassae) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 24.3 g to 25 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the wood pipit
- Weight
- 24.3 g – 25 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 – 2.7src 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 wood pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the wood pipit?
The wood pipit or woodland pipit (Anthus nyassae) is a small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It was formerly included in the long-billed pipit (Anthus similis) but is now frequently treated as a separate species. It is a bird of miombo woodland in south-central Africa, unlike the long-billed pipit which inhabits open grassland. It perches in trees when flushed but forages on the ground for invertebrates.
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Is the wood pipit endangered?
The wood 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 wood pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus nyassae Neumann, 1906
Synonyms Anthus nicholsoni nyassae, Anthus nyansae, Anthus similis nyassae
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Woodland pipitEnglish
- WOPIEnglish
- Miombokoester (Boskoester)Afrikaans
- Дървесна бъбрицаBulgarian
- piula boscanaCatalan
- linduška malawijskáCzech
- corhedydd y coetirWelsh
- MalawipiberDanish
- WaldlandpieperGerman
- arbara pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita de NyasaSpanish
- Bisbita del NyasaSpanish
- miombokiurEstonian
- afrikanmetsäkirvinenFinnish
- Pipit forestierFrench
- šumska trepteljkaCroatian
- Pispola boscherecciaItalian
- アンゴラタヒバリJapanese
- afrikinis miškinis kalviukasLithuanian
- BospieperDutch
- miombopiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek brązowyPolish
- petinha-das-matasPortuguese
- petinha-do-niassaPortuguese
- Древесный конёкRussian
- ľabtuška lesnáSlovak
- miombopiplärkaSwedish
- Orman İncirkuşuTurkish
- щеврик ангольськийUkrainian
- 林地鹨Chinese
- 林地長嘴鷚Chinese
Relatives of the wood 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
CompareWood pipit vs Tree pipitWood pipit vs Meadow pipitWood pipit vs Tawny pipitWood pipit vs Red-throated pipit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wood pipit?
An adult wood pipit weighs 24.3 g – 25 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the wood pipit endangered?
The wood 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 wood pipit?
The wood pipit (Anthus nyassae) 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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