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'''Pipits''' are more than forty species of small passerine birds of the genus ''Anthus'', family Motacillidae, and found in grassy areas world-wide.
'''Pipits''' are more than forty species of small passerine birds of the genus ''Anthus'', family Motacillidae, and found in grassy areas world-wide.
==Description==
Pipits are on average from 6.3 to 8.3 inches in length, and weigh 0.53 to 1.34 ounces. It is slender in overall build. The plumage is drab shades of buff brown in most species, darker below than above, and bearing streaks on the breast, wings, and back. The tail is long, and is flicked from side to side as well as up and down while on the ground, hence the genus name ''Anthus'', Latin for "wagtail". The legs are long for its size, with elongated hind claws. Differences in size and coloration between the sexes are scant.
==Species==
==Species==