Paddyfield Pipit

How to identify

Field marks

1. Upperparts gray-brown with dark streaks
2. Underparts pale, with streaks on the breast
3. Long legs and feet and long tail
4. Bill long and dark

Male, female and young

Sexes similar; juvenile has more richly colored underparts, with more prominent pale feather edges on the upperparts and spots on the breast.

Voice

The typical call is a series of “chip-chip-chip”.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December–February · Most records: India, Thailand, Singapore

Paddyfield Pipit has been recorded at 837 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 19 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Marina EastSingapore2,067 records
2. Hessaraghatta KereIndia1,913 records
3. Hoskote / Hosakote KereIndia1,898 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaThailandSingaporeSri LankaCambodiaNepalPhilippinesMalaysia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines. Although among the few breeding pipits in the Asian region, identification becomes difficult in winter when several other species migrate into the region.

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