Dark streaks on its ochre back mark this pipit. It uses grassy places near water and Patagonian grassland, moving close to the ground.
Its back is ochre with dark streaks, its belly is whitish, and its legs are yellowish.
It searches for insects in grassland and on steppe slopes, usually alone and near the ground. The page says it may hide among grass and build a grass-covered nest on the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.