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rock pipit in British English (rɒk ˈpɪpɪt) nouna small passerine bird; Anthus petrosis Examples of 'rock pipit' in a sentencerock pipit What the bird guides rarely mention is the more venturesome side of the rock pipit.Until recently, it was regarded as just a subspecies of the rock pipit, but now it is treated as a separate species.They are fairly large, like the rock pipits of the coast, and until recently were regarded as a subspecies of the rock pipit.But they are distinctly paler birds, with a noticeable stripe over the eye, and white underparts with fewer dark streaks than the rock pipit.They used to be regarded as no more than a form of the rock pipit, but now they areconsidered a distinct species.It has a paler, more silvery underside and a whiter eyestripe than the rock pipit.It also helps, making a tentative identification, that rock pipits are rarely seen inland.Rock pipits are also birds of coastal cliffs, or promenades in seaside towns, while the wintering water pipits stay mainly inland.The rock pipits are larger and greyer than the other two, and are generally described in bird guides as frequenting rocky coasts.They are closer in appearance to the rock pipits that frequent cliffs and rocky shores, but still distinctly whiter beneath, with a more noticeable eyestripe. |