Meadow pipit / Wiesenpieper (Anthus pratensis)

Wikipedia: Meadow pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Wiesenpieper_Meadow_pipit.jpg

Observations

First documented observation: 2021-06-27 in Grabs. Most recent observation: 2024-11-10 in Greater Fehraltorf.

Description

Classification: Genus Anthus (Anthus); Family Motacillidae (Motacillidae)
General: Looks like Misteldrossel
General: Deutschland: Brut, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL V
Etymology: [9] The name "pipit", first documented by Thomas Pennant in 1768, is onomatopoeic, from the call note of this species. [Link]
Seasonal Behavior: Meadow Pipits can often be observed in large numbers when they gather on fields during migration. They like to stay in meadows with high grass or on arable land and only fly up when disturbed or when a bird of prey appears, which is why they are often overlooked. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-01 - 07-29
Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10
Migration out: 09-17 - 11-06
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=22-25 cm, weight=15-22 g
Habitats: Mountain

Similar species

Looks similar to: Mistle thrush.

Vocalisation

Song: Single note, possibly rising at the end. (Or: long 4 second phrases, gradually louder then softer; swoopy or whoopy.) Sings in flight. BirdID: Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". - but what does a rock pipit sound like?
Song: Ähnlich Baumpieper, aber ohne Zia-Rufe. Vollständiger Gesang nur in flatterndem Singflug. Lange Strophen. Mittelstück meist zart und hoch [Link]
Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". [Link] Song attributes: Melody: one note, fast, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz)
XC722919 - Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - song. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC722919 - Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - song.mp3 (song)


Calls: fast tonlos „ist, ist.“ [Link]
Contact call a short "eest". Similar to Rock Pipit but shorter,cleaner and most often in quick series. Warning call a sharp, high pitched "tzeet". Also a rattling "trrrrt". [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.

XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis. ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,