Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

(A. p. pratensis)

Armenian Name:	Մարգագետնային ձիաթռչնակ

See Plate 41 for Meadow Pipit and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	14.5 cm, Wing Span:22-25 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 221.
Adult:	Dark streaked above, faint supercilium, dark malar and mustachial stripes. Variable, gray-white to pale brown-yellow below; breast and flanks heavily streaked. Orange legs.
Juvenile:	Boldly-streaked above; paler edges to wing coverts.
Similar Species:	Tree, Red-throated, and Water Pipits
Behavior:	Song given in flight or from ground. Creeps about on ground.
Habitat:	Subalpine meadow; widespread on migration.
Food:	Invertebrates, seeds.
Nest:	Grassy cup in tussock.
Eggs:	20 mm, 3-5, brown, brown lines.