Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis)

Family
Motacillidae (Pipits And Wagtails)

Size
17 - 17.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1885

Habitat
Grassy upland slopes interspersed with bushes and trees. Mainly above 1,500 m, and mainly over 2,000 m, but sometimes descends to c.1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

India (B).

Western Ghats in Kerala and western Tamil Nadu, in extreme south-western India.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status VU
Grassland habitat destruction and degradation by conversion to plantations of tea, eucalyptus and silver wattle, livestock grazing and frequent fires, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually singly or in pairs, even in the non-breeding season.

Voice
Song is feeble, initially quiet, accelerating into a trill 'tsip tsip tsip-tsip-sip-sip-sipsipsipsipsip', ending abruptly. Call is a weak 'see see'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) [XC19782]
by Viral joshi from Eravikulam, nr Munnar, India (song)

Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) [XC234244]
by David Farrow from Idukki, Kerala, India (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Initially named as Anthus rufescens, but that name invalid.

References
See References.

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