Berthelot's Pipit

Berthelot's PipitThis small pipit has grey-brown upperparts and a clearly streaked breast. The species is endemic to Macaronesia—Canary Islands, Madeira and the Selvagens—and may make short local movements during dry periods.What does it look like?At about 14 cm, it is a small greyish pipit with lightly streaked brown-grey upperparts, dirty-white underparts and a strongly streaked breast. It also has fine orange legs and a pale eyebrow.How does it live?This small pipit has grey-brown upperparts and a clearly streaked breast. The species is endemic to Macaronesia—Canary Islands, Madeira and the Selvagens—and may make short local movements during dry periods.It nests on the ground, often under shrubs or grasses or beside stones. It is sedentary, though birds in arid areas may make short movements during unfavorable dry periods.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.