Species profile
Nilgiri Pipit
Anthus nilghiriensis
Quick answer
Montane grasslands of sw India (w Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
- Scientific name
- Anthus nilghiriensis
- Family
- Motacillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Anthus
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Nilgiri Pipit in your journal
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