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Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
(A. p. pratensis)
| Armenian Name: | Մարգագետնային ձիաթռչնակ |
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See Plate 41 for Meadow Pipit and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| 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. |
