The Upland Pipit is a large pipit with heavy dark streaks. It is found on grass-covered rocky slopes and in high-altitude meadows.
It stands upright and has dense dark streaks on the body, breast, and flanks. Its bill is short and broad, it has a white or creamy eyebrow, and its underparts are warm buff.
It prefers high-altitude meadows and grass-covered rocky slopes. The sources cited by the article report breeding at about 1,219–2,438 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.