pipits
Small streaky songbirds
Pipits are small, slender songbirds found on every continent, typically brown and streaked for camouflage in their preferred open habitats—grasslands, tundra, shorelines.
They walk rather than hop, wagging their tails as they hunt insects on the ground.
The name imitates their thin, piping calls: A meadow pipit sang from a fence post.
Perching bird order member
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- avianOf or concerning birds
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
feathers · beak · wingspan · perch · nesting · foraging · birder · ornithologist
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
prairie · steppe · upland · fell · pasture · field · savanna · veld
Marked with bands
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- speckledDotted with small marks
- dappledMarked with spots
cryptic · brownish · buff · striped · barred · understated · breeding plumage · nonbreeding
Rapid pitch oscillation
- warbleSing with tremolo
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- callContact by phone
melody · cadence · territorial · dawn chorus
passerine
Perching bird order member
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- avianOf or concerning birds
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · perch · nesting · foraging · birder · ornithologist · binoculars
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
heath · prairie · steppe · upland · fell · pasture · field · savanna · veld · plain
streaked
Marked with bands
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- speckledDotted with small marks
dappled · cryptic · brownish · buff · striped · barred · understated · breeding plumage · nonbreeding · molt
trill
Rapid pitch oscillation
- warbleSing with tremolo
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
call · melody · cadence · territorial · dawn chorus
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
cluster · gathering · assembly · flight · brood · dispersal · wintering · breeding grounds · stopover
pipitsseabirds
Ocean-dwelling avians
waterfowl · raptors · woodpeckers · owls · penguins
pipitspeacocks
Male peafowl, plural
birds-of-paradise · parrots · macaws · quetzals · birds of paradise
- piping hotExtremely heated, just prepared
- piping downGrowing quiet
- piping bagConical frosting dispenser
- copper pipingMetal tubes for plumbing
- piping tipsIcing-shaping attachments
- PVC pipingPolyvinyl chloride conduits