Order: Passeriformes   
Family: Motacillidae
Anthus pratensis
Meadow Pipit
Size: 15 cm



Habitat
They live in deforested areas, meadows, pastures, wetlands, sand-soiled lands, steppes, marshes, riverbanks and lagoon edges, as well as in croplands and on the coast.
They are very abundant in winter in the wetlands in the south of the country.
They walk along the edge of lagoons, the riverbanks and the meadows looking for insects they feed on. They shelter in the surrounding bushy terrain.
They are included in the National List of Threatened Species, and their conservation status is ‘Special Interest’.