Tawny Pipit
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PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 723(Observe the Bird and recognize)...TAWNY PIPIT ...COLOURED PENCIL...A5.....2016...[ From the ref. Photograph of Mr. Pranjal J. Saikia ]... The tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) is a medium-large passerine bird which breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia, and northwestAfrica. It is a migrant moving in winter to tropical Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The scientific name is from Latin. Anthus is the name for a small bird of grasslands, and the specific campestris means "of the fields". This is a large pipit, 16 centimetres (6.3 in) long with wing-span 25–28 centimetres (9.8–11.0 in), but is an undistinguished looking species on the ground, mainly sandy brown above and pale below. It is very similar to Richard's pipit, but is slightly smaller, has shorter wings, tail and legs and a narrower dark bill. It is also less streaked. Its flight is strong and direct, and it gives a characteristic "schip" call, higher pitched than Ric
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