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 Kanha National Park
60 Verified sightings at Kanha National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,352 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026
February 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 Kanha 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 ~10% · With luck
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
Grey Wagtail
LC

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

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

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Forest Wagtail
LC

Forest Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendronanthus indicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC

Black-hooded Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very 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 Kanha National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Pipit sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Pipit in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.

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