Slender ground-dwelling bird with a short bill and small head. Grayish brown above with a pale eyering and eyebrow. Underparts vary from yellowish to cinnamon with variable amounts of streaking. Forages on the ground, walking quickly, strutting, and often changing direction to inspect the ground and low vegetation for food.

American Pipits are among the very few species of American songbirds that nest in both Arctic tundra and alpine meadows. Although they’re found in the open and are not especially shy, these small birds can still be inconspicuous as they walk briskly through tundra or agricultural fields.

Nesting in the far north and on mountaintops, American Pipits can be found throughout the continent during migration or winter. At those seasons they are usually in flocks, walking on shores or plowed fields, wagging their tails as they go. Often they are detected first as they fly over high, giving sharp pi-pit calls.

Slender and drab songbird of open country. Usually grayish above and streaked below, but some lack streaks in breeding season. Distinguished from similar-looking (unrelated) sparrows by thin bill and lanky appearance with long legs. Walks on …

Mostly inconspicuous, small streaky brown bird. When flushed, note slightly bounding flight and white sides to tail. All pipits look rather similar and are best identified to species by combination of habitat and voice: Meadow Pipit call a high, slightly lisping "sip" and "sip-it" (or "pip-it").

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The rich rusty-red throat and breast of adult Red-throated Pipit brings a splash of color to the typically muted brown palette of pipits. Small, streaky birds of open habitats, Red-throated Pipits nest on tundra across northern Eurasia and extreme western Alaska.

2025年2月1日 · Pipits are small, slender, drab-looking, streaky-brown birds with forenames often identifying their habitat, location, or coloring—such as American, Meadow, Tree, Water, Tawny, and Red-throated. Wolf Winter, a novel set in Swedish Lapland by Cecilia Ekback, mentions pipits and renewed my interest in these birds.

2024年9月7日 · Explore the lively world of the American Pipit in our comprehensive guide! Discover its unique identification traits, charming behavior, and varied habitats across North America. From its acrobatic flight patterns to its thin, whistle-like call, this article reveals what makes this small bird a favorite among birdwatchers.

2019年9月20日 · Meadow Pipit is a 'jizz' bird, readily identifiable purely by the combination of its familiar high-pitched seet seet call, a usually high escape flight and a distinctive jerky and weak-looking flight action, with a rather 'loose-looking' tail. In flight the overriding impression is one of frailty and hesitancy.