Meadow Pipit

Audio:

The Meadow Pipit looks a bit like a Skylark, but is mainly seen on the ground. The silhouette of a pipit is much more like a wagtail or a small thrush.

Wiki:

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

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1051319/maps

Scientific name:

Anthus pratensis

Presence in western Europe:

Common

More information

Size:

Sparrow

Birdtype:

songbirds

Main colour:

White,

Light brown

Beak colour:

Brown

Beak shape:

Thin and short

Crown colour:

Light brown

Breast colour:

White,

Light brown

Belly colour:

White,

Light brown

Throat colour:

White

Pattern:

Speckled

Rump colour:

Light brown

Upperwing colour:

Light brown

Underwing colour:

Brown

Wing shape:

Rounded

Leg colour:

Buff

Leg shape:

Songbird

Tail colour:

Light brown

Tail shape:

Square

Looks like

Skylark

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The Meadow Pipit is slimmer and has a longer tail. The Meadow Pipit doesn't have the characteristic minutes-long song of the Skylark.

Meadow Pipits and Tree Pipits only differ in some small details. Fortunately the songs are very different. The Meadow Pipit ends its song with a characteristic decrescendo tyu-tyu-tyu-tyu, while the Tree Pipit has a melodious song.