Birds and Birding's Guide to:

Watching THE SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS

THE SONG BIRDS

THE WAGTAILS AND PIPITS

Old World Pipits

The twenty or more Old World Pipits are all very much alike in plumage and to a large extent their habits are similar, though there are some differences in the nature of the localities chosen by the various species. Thus the Meadow Pipit, or European Titlark (A. pratensis), and its near relative, the Water Pipit (A. japonicus), is found in situations similar to those frequented by our species, that is, in open fields and meadows, and, like our Sprague's Pipit, it has the habit of singing while it soars, though it appears that the song is not quite so strong or varied. The Tree Pipits (A. trivialis and others) are found more in woods, groves, and gardens in preference to open situations, and often perch on trees, while the Rock Pipit (A. obscurus) frequents rocky coasts, neither its song nor nest occurring outside the sound of the ocean.

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