Correndera pipit vs Tree pipit
The tree pipit is heavier: 23.3 g against 20.9 g for the correndera pipit, about 12% more.
Photo: Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MPF · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a correndera pipit and a tree pipit?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The tree pipit is heavier: 23.3 g against 20.9 g for the correndera pipit, about 12% more.
- Both belong to the genus Anthus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Correndera pipit | Tree pipit | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Anthus correndera | Anthus trivialis |
| Family | Motacillidae | Motacillidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 20.9 g – 21.6 g | 21.7 g – 25.1 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 8.18 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | woodland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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