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Oriental Pipit

Anthus rufulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
2 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines. Although among the few breeding pipits in the Asian region, identification becomes difficult in winter when several other species migrate into the region. The taxonomy of the species is complex and has undergone considerable changes. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Grey Wagtail
LC Endemic

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

10–20% · With luck
Forest Wagtail
LC

Forest Wagtail

Bird

Dendronanthus indicus

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Oriental Pipit at Sinharaja Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
13 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
17 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
18 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
19 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
21 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
22 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
23 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
24 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
25 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
27 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
28 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
29 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
30 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
31 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
32 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
33 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
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