Tree Pipit Call MP3s
A crisp recording of the Tree Pipit's parachuting display song, useful for spring identification in woodland edge habitat.
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About this species
A passerine songbird measuring roughly 15 cm, the Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) is unmistakable — stouter and buffer than the meadow pipit, favouring woodland edges. It keeps to woodland edges, copses and reedy field margins.
The male launches from a tree into a rich, descending song ending in a drawn-out 'seea-seea'. It takes insects, worms and seeds gleaned from damp ground. The male launches from a treetop and song-flights back on spread wings. From breeding grounds across Europe to Mediterranean and African wintering areas, its seasonal journeys mark the turning year.
Legal use
The Tree Pipit is protected under the EU Birds Directive, the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act, and comparable national laws across its European breeding range, and it is not a legally hunted game species in any country we have verified. It is on the UK Red List, having declined an estimated 86% between 1967 and 2008, and is also a recognised Northern Ireland priority species — sharp population declines that make protection, not hunting, the relevant legal framework almost everywhere it occurs. This recording is intended for birdwatching, identification, and breeding-season survey work. Because rules on recordings and disturbance of protected or declining species vary by country, please check our full country-by-country disclaimer before field use.