Berthelot's Pipit (Anthus berthelotii) - BirdLife species factsheet

Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	179,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	63200-316000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2018
Population trend	unknown	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.08 years	-	-	-

Population justification: This species is endemic to Europe, where the total population size is estimated at 60,000-300,000 mature individuals, with 30,000-150,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021). The population trend is unknown (BirdLife International 2021).

Trend justification: .

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Portugal	extant	native	yes
Spain	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Portugal	Ilhas Desertas
Portugal	Ilhéus do Porto Santo
Portugal	Maciço Montanhoso Oriental
Portugal	Ponta de São Lourenço
Portugal	Ponta do Pargo
Portugal	Porto Santo Oeste
Portugal	Selvagens
Spain	Arico pine woodland
Spain	Cuchillete de Buenavista-gully of La Torre-Los Alares
Spain	Famara sandy plain
Spain	Garajonay National Park
Spain	Gully of Ajuí-Betancuria
Spain	Isthmus of Jandía sandy plain
Spain	La Palma laurel forest
Spain	Lajares sandy plain-Cotillo-Ezquinzo
Spain	Lanzarote islets
Spain	Llano Grande - Malpaís Grande - Malpaís Chico
Spain	Los Molinos gully-Plain of La Laguna
Spain	Morro Tabaiba-Morro de los Rincones-Vallebrón mountains
Spain	Mountain of Agua, gully of Los Cochinos and gully of Cuevas Negras
Spain	Pajonales, Ojeda, Inagua and La Data pine woodlands
Spain	Peninsula of Jandía
Spain	Plains of La Corona-Las Honduras
Spain	Plains of Mareta-Hoya de la Yegua
Spain	Pozo Negro mountain-Vigán
Spain	Sandy plain of Corralejo
Spain	Tamadaba pine woodland

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/berthelots-pipit-anthus-berthelotii on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.