Photo: Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Correndera Pipit
Anthus correndera
Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera) is a member of the Motacillidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 20.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Genus Anthus
- Species correndera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Motacillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Correndera Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Correndera Pipit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera) belongs to the Motacillidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA wc, Southern Cone.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.9 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Correndera Pipit?
The Correndera Pipit is a small bird that weighs around 20.9 g.
Where does the Correndera Pipit live?
The Correndera Pipit is found across South America with a range covering SA wc, Southern Cone, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Correndera Pipit belong to?
The Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera) belongs to the Motacillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Correndera Pipit eat?
The Correndera Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Correndera Pipit migrate?
The Correndera Pipit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Correndera Pipit endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Correndera Pipit make?
1 real field recording of the Correndera Pipit — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Correndera Pipit's range?
The Correndera Pipit has a mapped global range of about 3.7 million km².
Conservation
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