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Short-billed Pipit
Anthus furcatus
Short-billed Pipit (Anthus furcatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Short-billed Pipit (Anthus furcatus) is a member of the Motacillidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 20.1 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 furcatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Motacillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Short-billed 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 Short-billed Pipit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Short-billed Pipit (Anthus furcatus) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil to Uruguay and Argentina.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.1 g, with a wing length of about 7.5 cm and a tail of around 5.7 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 2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Short-billed Pipit?
The Short-billed Pipit is a small bird that weighs around 20.1 g.
Where does the Short-billed Pipit live?
The Short-billed Pipit is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil to Uruguay and Argentina, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Short-billed Pipit belong to?
The Short-billed Pipit (Anthus furcatus) belongs to the Motacillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Short-billed Pipit eat?
The Short-billed Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Short-billed Pipit migrate?
The Short-billed Pipit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Short-billed 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 Short-billed Pipit make?
1 real field recording of the Short-billed 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 Short-billed Pipit's range?
The Short-billed Pipit has a mapped global range of about 2 million km².
Conservation
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