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 Chitwan National Park
11 Verified sightings at Chitwan National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,352 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026
December 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 Chitwan National Park

Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Olive-backed Pipit
LC

Olive-backed Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus hodgsoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Rosy Pipit
LC

Rosy Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus roseatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Richard's Pipit
LC

Richard's Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus richardi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Tree Pipit
LC

Tree Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus trivialis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blyth's Pipit
LC

Blyth's Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus godlewskii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Water Pipit
LC

Water Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus spinoletta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Red-throated Pipit
LC

Red-throated Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cervinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Long-billed Pipit
LC

Long-billed Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus similis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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 Chitwan National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pipit sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Pipit in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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