OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Anthus (a small bird mentioned by Pliny) campestris ("of the fields")
Adult Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) near Side, Antalya, Turkey - March 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 23g / Length: 16.5-18cm / Wingspan: 25cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A large pipit, and even by the standards of it's already fairly cryptically coloured family, fairly plain looking with minimal streaking on its chest. They have a wide but patchy distribution over most of continental Europe and migrate in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian penninsula, Pakistan and North West India. Surprisingly, they do have a film about them from 1944 about a fictional pair being discovered nesting near an English village during World War II.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
TURKEY - Kır incir kuşu ("Prairie Pipit")
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - Several at different sites near Side
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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