Tawny Pipit

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

Silhouette: Susan Murphy (original photograph), T. Michael Keesey (vectorization) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Białowieża National Park
5 Verified sightings at Białowieża National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,352 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About 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.

The tawny pipit was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the larks and pipits in the genus Alauda and coined the binomial name Alauda campestris. Linnaeus specified the type locality as Europe but this has been restricted to Sweden. The specific epithet campestris is Latin meaning "of the fields", from campus meaning "field". The tawny pipit is now one of over 40 species placed in the genus Anthus that was introduced in 1805 by German naturalist Johann Matthäus Bechstein. The species is considered to be monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

This is a large pipit, 16 centimetres (6.3 in) long with wing-span 25–28 centimetres (9.8–11.0 in), but is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly sandy brown above and pale below. It is very similar to Richard's pipit, but is slightly... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park

Tree Pipit
LC

Tree Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus trivialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Meadow Pipit
LC

Meadow Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus pratensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-throated Pipit
LC

Red-throated Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cervinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Grey Wagtail
LC

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Great Tit
LC

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
6 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
7 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
11 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
12 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
18 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
19 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
20 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
21 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
22 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
24 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
25 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
26 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
27 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
30 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny Pipit in Białowieża National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pipit sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tawny Pipit in Białowieża National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Pipit in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.

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