Tawny pipit
Anthus campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
The tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup, belonging to the order Passeriformes and the family Motacillidae. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 23 g, with reported values from 22 g to 23.25 g.
Quick facts about the tawny pipit
The tawny pipit is a migratory, terrestrial invertivore of grassland habitat, with a geographic range of 11,180,000 km². It lays 4.2 eggs per clutch, one clutch per year, with an incubation period of 13.5 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 22 g – 23.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the tawny pipit live?
Not recorded
What is the tawny pipit?
The tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) is a medium-large passerine bird which breeds in much of the central Palearctic from northwest Africa and Portugal to Central Siberia and on to Inner Mongolia. It is a migrant moving in winter to tropical Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
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Is the tawny pipit endangered?
The tawny pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the tawny pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Agrodroma campestris, Alauda campestris, Alauda mosellana, Anthus campestris godlewskii, Anthus rufus, Corydalla campestris
Other names and names in other languages (75)
- جشنة سمراءArabic
- الجشنة الصفراءArabic
- جشنة الصحراءArabic
- chis de les grandesAsturian
- Палявы свірстунBelarusian
- Палявы свiрстунBelarusian
- Полска бъбрицаBulgarian
- Sidan-krinegBreton
- trobatCatalan
- Titina de CampCatalan
- Terraghjola russicciaCorsican
- linduška úhorníCzech
- linduška úhorní evropskáCzech
- linduška úhorní turkestánskáCzech
- corhedydd melynWelsh
- Corhedyddion MelynWelsh
- markpiberDanish
- BrachpieperGerman
- ΩχροκελάδαGreek
- SablopipioEsperanto
- kampa pipioEsperanto
- bisbita campestreSpanish
- nõmmekiurEstonian
- Landa-txirtaBasque
- پیپت خاکیPersian
- پیپت دشتیPersian
- nummikirvinenFinnish
- OngtítlingurFaroese
- Pipit rousselineFrench
- HiassparagNorthern Frisian
- Riabhóg dhonnIrish
- Snàthag dhonnScottish Gaelic
- Pica campestreGalician
- Tweet dhoneManx
- פפיון צהובHebrew
- פיפיון צהובHebrew
- primorska trepteljkaCroatian
- parlagi pityerHungarian
- Դաշտային ձիաթռչնակArmenian
- SandtittlingurIcelandic
- calandroItalian
- ムジタヒバリJapanese
- МэкъущӀэжKabardian
- Түз жадырағыKazakh
- BroochpiipsertLuxembourgish
- dirvoninis kalviukasLithuanian
- stepes čipsteLatvian
- Полска треперкаMacedonian
- полска трепетилкаMacedonian
- ചരൽവരമ്പൻMalayalam
- पिंगट तीरचिमणीMarathi
- धूलिका चुइयाँNepali
- duinpieperDutch
- markpiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek polnyPolish
- petinha-dos-camposPortuguese
- fâsa de câmpRomanian
- Fâsă de câmpRomanian
- Полевой конёкRussian
- полевой конекRussian
- Степовый коникRusyn
- GieddecivkkánNorthern Sami
- gieddecivkaleivvošNorthern Sami
- ľabtuška poľnáSlovak
- rjava cipaSlovenian
- drenja e fushësAlbanian
- Stepska trepteljkaSerbian
- Степска трептељкаSerbian
- fältpiplärkaSwedish
- kir incirkusuTurkish
- kır incir kuşuTurkish
- Kır İncirkuşuTurkish
- Щеврик польовийUkrainian
- 平原鷚Chinese
- 平原鹨Chinese
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Relatives of the tawny pipit
Other species in the same genus Anthus.
Tree pipit
Anthus trivialis
Meadow pipit
Anthus pratensis
Red-throated pipit
Anthus cervinus
Water pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Richard's pipit
Anthus richardi
European rock pipit
Anthus petrosus
CompareTawny pipit vs Tree pipitTawny pipit vs Meadow pipitTawny pipit vs Red-throated pipitTawny pipit vs Water pipit
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the tawny pipit?
The tawny pipit is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup. It belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
How much does a tawny pipit weigh?
An adult Tawny pipit weighs 23 g, with reported values from 22 g to 23.25 g.
What does the tawny pipit eat?
The tawny pipit is an invertivore, placing it at the carnivore trophic level.
What habitat does the tawny pipit live in?
The tawny pipit lives in grassland and forages on the ground as a terrestrial bird.
Is the tawny pipit endangered?
No. The tawny pipit is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How many eggs does the tawny pipit lay?
The tawny pipit lays 4.2 eggs per clutch and has 1 clutch per year. The eggs are incubated for 13.5 days.
Does the tawny pipit migrate?
Yes, the tawny pipit is migratory.
Who named the tawny pipit?
The tawny pipit, Anthus campestris, was named by (Linnaeus, 1758).
Sources and how to cite this page
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