A small pipit that breeds in high mountain grasslands. It descends after breeding, and northern populations migrate. Adults in breeding plumage show a faint rosy wash from the throat to the belly.
Adults in breeding plumage have a faint rosy wash from the throat to the belly. In winter plumage, dark streaks are prominent on the underparts.
It uses alpine grasslands and grassy slopes on its breeding grounds, then descends to lower elevations after breeding. Northern populations migrate.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.