This species is a common winter visitor to India from breeding ground in Eurasia. The species was made famous by a 1944 British War film focusing on the fictional discovery and protection of a breeding pair in England. Tawny Pipits specialize in dry, sandy, steppelike habitats. Three subspecies are recognized. The smaller, paler A. c. griseus is the most common in this area, but geographic variation is clinal and some authors (e.g. Alstrom et al.) consider the species to be monotypic. Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.
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Alstrom, P., K. Mild & B. Zetterstrom, (2003). Pipits and wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America. Identification and systematics. 1-496. Princeton U. P., Princeton and Oxford.
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. 2012. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols. 1 and 2. Second Edition. Smithsonian Institution. Michigan State University & Lynx Edicions, Washington. D.C., Michigan & Barcelona.
Tyler, S. & Christie, D.A. (2016). Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/57777 on 8 August 2016)
Wikipedia contributors. Tawny Pipit (film). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. July 21, 2016, 23:56 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tawny_Pipit_(film)&oldid=730960313. Accessed August 8, 2016.