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Least Concern

Paddyfield Pipit

Anthus rufulus

Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a member of the Motacillidae family found in Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 20.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  4. Genus Anthus
  5. Species rufulus

Where it lives

Widespread, also Lesser Sundas and Sulawesi

Quick facts

Weight
20.4 g
Family
Motacillidae

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Paddyfield 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 Paddyfield Pipit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a member of the Motacillidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR, AU widespread, also Lesser Sundas and Sulawesi.

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.4 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 5.6 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 7.7 million km².

Songs & calls

Paddyfield Pipit — Flight call, song

Recorded by Ding Li Yong Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Paddyfield Pipit?

The Paddyfield Pipit is a small bird that weighs around 20.4 g.

Where does the Paddyfield Pipit live?

The Paddyfield Pipit is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR, AU widespread, also Lesser Sundas and Sulawesi, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.

What family does the Paddyfield Pipit belong to?

The Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) belongs to the Motacillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Paddyfield Pipit eat?

The Paddyfield Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Paddyfield Pipit migrate?

The Paddyfield Pipit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Paddyfield 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 Paddyfield Pipit make?

1 real field recording of the Paddyfield Pipit — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Paddyfield Pipit's range?

The Paddyfield Pipit has a mapped global range of about 7.7 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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