Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus rufulus (Oriental Pipit)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Pipit in Wilpattu National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Oriental Pipit sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 193 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Pipit in Wilpattu National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Pipit in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.