Paddyfield pipit

Anthus rufulus

The Paddyfield pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a bird found in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Fields and grassy open land across South and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Anthus rufulus
Region	Asia
Found in	India, Thailand and Sri Lanka

🏡 Where the Paddyfield pipit lives

Fields and grassy open land across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It bobs its tail and runs through the grass.

Hear the Paddyfield pipit

Recorded by Ramit Singal (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC295498. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Paddyfield pipit

Where does the Paddyfield pipit live?

The Paddyfield pipit lives in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Fields and grassy open land across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Paddyfield pipit eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), seeds and nuts (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Paddyfield pipit endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.