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Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

IUCN Red List history

Year Category
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency Does not normally occur in forest
Land mass type   Average mass -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals 0
Population trend Stable -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 3.7 - - -
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common throughout most of its range (del Hoyo et al. 2004).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Afghanistan Vagrant No      
Algeria Native No      
Angola Native No      
Austria Native No     Yes
Bahrain Native No   Yes  
Bangladesh Native No      
Belgium Vagrant No      
Bhutan Native No      
Botswana Native No      
Brunei Native No      
Bulgaria Vagrant No      
Burundi Native No      
Cambodia Native No      
Cameroon Native No      
Chad Native No      
China (mainland) Native No Yes    
Congo Vagrant No      
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Native No      
Cyprus Native No      
Czech Republic Vagrant No      
Denmark Native No     Yes
Djibouti Native No      
Egypt Native No      
Eritrea Native No      
Ethiopia Native No      
Finland Vagrant No      
France Vagrant No      
Germany Vagrant No      
Greece Vagrant No      
Guinea Native No      
India Native No      
Iran, Islamic Republic of Native No   Yes Yes
Iraq Native No     Yes
Ireland Vagrant No      
Israel Native No      
Italy Native No      
Japan Native No   Yes Yes
Jordan Native No     Yes
Kazakhstan Native No Yes    
Kenya Native No      
Kuwait Native No     Yes
Kyrgyzstan Unknown No Yes   Yes
Laos Native No      
Latvia Vagrant No      
Lebanon Vagrant No     Yes
Lesotho Native No      
Libya Native No      
Luxembourg Vagrant No      
Malawi Native No      
Malaysia Native No   Yes  
Mali Native No   Yes Yes
Malta Vagrant No      
Mauritania Native No      
Mongolia Native No Yes    
Montenegro Vagrant No      
Morocco Native No      
Mozambique Native No      
Myanmar Native No      
Namibia Native No      
Nepal Native No      
Netherlands Vagrant No      
Niger Unknown No     Yes
Nigeria Native No      
North Korea Native No Yes   Yes
Norway Vagrant No      
Oman Native No   Yes Yes
Pakistan Vagrant No      
Palestinian Authority Territories Unknown No     Yes
Poland Vagrant No      
Portugal Native No      
Qatar Vagrant No      
Russia (Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (Central Asian) Native No Yes    
Russia (European) Unknown No   Yes Yes
Rwanda Native No      
Saudi Arabia Native No     Yes
Serbia Vagrant No      
Slovakia Native No      
Somalia Native No      
South Africa Native No      
South Korea Native No     Yes
South Sudan Native No      
Spain Vagrant No      
Sri Lanka Native No      
Sudan Native No      
Swaziland Native No      
Sweden Vagrant No      
Switzerland Vagrant No      
Syria Vagrant No     Yes
Taiwan (China) Native No      
Tajikistan Unknown No     Yes
Tanzania Native No      
Thailand Native No      
Tunisia Native No      
Turkey Vagrant No      
Turkmenistan Native No     Yes
Uganda Native No      
United Arab Emirates Native No   Yes Yes
United Kingdom Native No     Yes
Uzbekistan Unknown No     Yes
Vietnam Native No      
Western Sahara Unknown No   Yes Yes
Yemen Native No      
Zambia Native No      
Zimbabwe Native No      

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land major non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land major breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable non-breeding
Grassland Subarctic major breeding
Grassland Subarctic major non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 1800 m Occasional altitudinal limits (max) 6300 m

Utilisation

Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent
Food (human) Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent
Sport Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Anthus richardi. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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Key facts
Current IUCN Red List category Least Concern
Family Motacillidae (Wagtails and pipits)
Species name author Vieillot, 1818
Population size mature individuals
Population trend Stable
Distribution size (breeding/resident) -
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species