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The Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) is a member of the Motacillidae family found in Africa and Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 23 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  4. Genus Anthus
  5. Species campestris

Where it lives

Western Europe to western Mongolia and south to northwestern Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan

Quick facts

Weight
23 g
Family
Motacillidae

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Tawny Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.

Migration

The Tawny Pipit is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

The Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) belongs to the Motacillidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa and Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL, AF w Europe to w Mongolia and s to nw Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan.

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 23 g, with a wing length of about 9.1 cm and a tail of around 7.1 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 11.2 million km² — a very large global range.

Songs & calls

Tawny Pipit — Flight call

Recorded by Stanislas Wroza Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Tawny Pipit?

The Tawny Pipit is a small bird that weighs around 23 g.

Where does the Tawny Pipit live?

The Tawny Pipit is found across Africa and Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL, AF w Europe to w Mongolia and s to nw Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.

What family does the Tawny Pipit belong to?

The Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) belongs to the Motacillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Tawny Pipit eat?

The Tawny Pipit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Tawny Pipit migrate?

The Tawny Pipit is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

Is the Tawny Pipit endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Tawny Pipit make?

1 real field recording of the Tawny Pipit — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Tawny Pipit's range?

The Tawny Pipit has a mapped global range of about 11.2 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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