Wildlifeof Nepal
Long-billed Pipit
Larks, Pipits & Wagtails
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Anthus similis
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds and insects
Habitat
Dry open slopes with rocks and low vegetation; nests on the ground
Range
Wide distribution; systematics of the complex not yet clarified
Clutch size
2–4 eggs
Size
16–17.5cm
The long-billed, or brown rock, pipit is a medium-large pipit 16–17.5 cm long, undistinguished on the ground, mainly sandy grey above and whitish or pale buff below. It is very similar to the tawny pipit but slightly larger, with a longer tail and longer dark bill. It has a wide distribution, and the systematics of this complex are yet to be clarified (Wikipedia, general species account).
The flight is strong and direct and the call a characteristic chupp, like the desert lark's. The song is like the tawny pipit's but slower and more varied, sri...churr...sri...churr. The breeding habitat is dry open slopes with rocks and low vegetation, and the nest is on the ground with two to four eggs (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Long-billed Pipit eat?
- Seeds and insects
- What habitat does the Long-billed Pipit live in?
- Dry open slopes with rocks and low vegetation; nests on the ground
- Where is the Long-billed Pipit found?
- Wide distribution; systematics of the complex not yet clarified
- How many eggs does the Long-billed Pipit lay?
- 2–4 eggs
- How big is the Long-billed Pipit?
- 16–17.5cm