Tree Pipit

Audio:

The Tree Pipit and Meadow Pipit look very much alike. Fortunately the songs are very different. A Tree Pipit sings a song that repeats itself. The Meadow Pipit glides down to the ground with locked wings, meanwhile singing a decrescendo tyu-tyu-tyu.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthus_trivialis

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1050626/maps

Scientific name:

Anthus trivialis

Presence in western Europe:

Common

More information

Size:

Sparrow

Birdtype:

songbirds

Main colour:

White,

Light brown

Beak colour:

Brown

Beak shape:

Thin and short

Eyestripe:

White

Crown colour:

Light brown

Breast colour:

Yellow,

Light brown

Belly colour:

White

Throat colour:

White

Pattern:

Speckled

Rump colour:

Light brown

Upperwing colour:

Light brown

Underwing colour:

Grey

Wing shape:

Rounded

Leg colour:

Pink

Leg shape:

Songbird

Tail colour:

Light brown

Tail shape:

Forked

Looks like

Meadow Pipit

Read more about Meadow Pipit

The Tree Pipit has a more melodious song than the Meadow Pipit. The latter has a characteristic decrescendo tyu-tyu-tyu-tyu.