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Tree Pipit

(Anthus trivialis)
German name(s): "Baumpieper"
Size: 15 cm; wing span 25-27 cm
Weight: 12-29 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Tree Pipit at Wikipedia (Baumpieper bei Wikipedia ).

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "trivialis"

ADULT

Sex unknown

Frontal view of a Meadow Pipit in worn plumage; note the strong supercilium and the pink base of the lower mandible of the bill (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2014]

Near-frontal view of a Tree Pipit (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2014]

Near-frontal view of a Tree Pipit, showing clearly the streaked cap (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, September 2016]

Lateral view of a Tree Pipit (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2014]

Lateral view of a Tree Pipit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, September 2016]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Tree Pipit (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Dorsal view of a juvenile Tree Pipit; note the rather short horn-coloured bill (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Minutos Dam, near Montemor o Novo, Evora, Portugal, December 2019]

Breeding information

Breeding season: Apr - Aug Eggs: 4 - 6 Incubation period: 12 - 14 days Fledging age: 12 - 14 days

Tree Pipits, although highly migratory and with limited time in their breeding grounds, usually have 2 broods per season. Accordingly, the chicks develop very quickly, often leaving the nest before having flight. The length of the breeding season depends on geographic latitude and is longer in the southern parts of the range than at the northern end. There can be anything from 2 to 8 eggs per clutch.

Nest

Type: Basket Material: Dry grass, reeds Height above ground: N/A

Nest building: ? Incubation: Female Dependent care: Female & male

Tree Pipit collecting nest material (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2020]

Eggs

Size: 20 x 15 mm Colour: Grey, with dark grey-brown speckles Shape: Tapered oval

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