Meadow Pipit Call MP3s
Capture the Meadow Pipit's thin, repeated flight call and display song in a clear recording for study or survey use.
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About this species
Around 15 cm in length, the Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) is a passerine songbird: small and olive-streaked with pink legs and a thin pointed bill. It is abundant on open moorland, rough grassland and coastal marsh.
The male rises and parachutes down on a thin, accelerating 'tsip-tsip-tsip' song. It takes insects, worms and seeds gleaned from damp ground. The male rises steeply and parachutes down on stiff wings, singing all the while. On migration it moves through Greece and the Mediterranean in great numbers, a familiar bird of field, wood and garden.
Legal use
The Meadow Pipit is protected under the EU Birds Directive, the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act, and equivalent laws across its European breeding and North African/Mediterranean wintering range. In Malta, where it is a common autumn migrant and winter visitor, it is not on the short list of legally huntable species — Maltese hunting is limited mainly to Turtle Dove and Quail in a tightly dated spring season. We have found no jurisdiction where the Meadow Pipit is currently a lawful game bird, and it is a species of conservation concern in parts of its range due to farmland habitat decline. This recording is intended for birdwatching, identification, and monitoring, such as farmland bird surveys. Because rules on recordings and disturbance of protected species vary by country, please check our full country-by-country disclaimer before using this audio in the field.