Long-billed Pipit

Latin Name: 
Anthus similis
Category: 
Pippits, Wagtails
Size: 
20cm
Description: 

Largest pipit. Greyish-brown with rufous edges to wings, dark lores. Northern races are greyest and plainest with barely streaked, whitish-buff or rufous-buff underparts. Southern races more heavily streaked above and more lightly streaked on breast, with rufous-buff underparts. Powerful thrush-like bill, short legs and upright stance. Bounding flight; pumps and fans tail upwards.

Habitat: 
Breeds in dry, rocky, grassy uplands. Winters in dry grasslands, open scrub and woodland and fallow cultivation.
Distribution: 
Common breeding resident and summer visitor in northern hills from western Pakistan east to west Nepal.
Call: 
Call Description: 
A deep chup call and a rather slow song.
IUCN: 
Least Concern
At IITK: 
sparse winter visitor