Synonyms

pipit

American

[pip-it] / ˈpɪp ɪt /

noun

any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.

pipit British

/ ˈpɪpɪt /

noun

Also called: titlark. any of various songbirds of the genus Anthus and related genera, having brownish speckled plumage and a long tail: family Motacillidae

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Etymology

Origin of pipit

First recorded in 1760–70; imitative

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pipit

Nightingale, greenfinch, grey partridge, marsh tit, skylark, nightjar and tree pipit - all Red List species - have been recorded.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2023

They include: the Sprague’s pipit, a northern grassland songbird, that’s lost more than 75% of its population since 1970.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

The group labeled “insect eaters” combines many species because the numbers for individual species were too small to show separately as shown for the meadow pipit and willow grouse, which are both highly abundant.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

He’d given up listing, but in one of his nightly recaps he told the amusing story of his desperation and failure to find a pipit on his first trip to South Georgia.

From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016

Gin they had a' fouchten as he pipit, there wad hae been anither tale to tell.

From Robert Falconer by George MacDonald

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