The Paddy field pipit (Vieillot) has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable .It is small passerine birds in the pipit family. Commonly found in the Indian subcontinent and south East Asia. It is the small bird commonly seen in the playground of the NEERI Colony. It is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation.

Large pipit is of 15 cm, mainly streaked grey-brown above and pale below with breast streaking. It is long legged with a long tail and a long dark bill. Sexes are similar. Summer and winter plumages are similar. Young birds are more richly coloured below than adults.

The paddy field pipit reeds throughout the year but mainly in the dry season. Birds may have two or more broods in a year. During the breeding season, it sings by repeating a note during its descent from a short fluttery flight, a few feet above the ground. It builds its nest on the ground under a slight prominence, a tuft of grass, or at the edge of a bush. The nests are woven out of grass and leaves and are normally cup shaped.

It feeds on small insects but also consumes larger beetles, tiny snails; worms etc. while walking on the ground, and may pursue insects like mosquitoes or termites in the air. . The taxonomy of the species is complex and has undergone considerable changes.