Pechora Pipit

Photo by kitefarrago
Commander Islands, Russia, June 2009

Anthus gustavi

Identification

14-15cm

• Streaked brown above
• White mantle stripes
• Black markings on a white belly
• Buff breast below.
• Pink or light brown base to bill

Confusion Species

Young Red-throated Pipit

Distribution

Asia from Russia eastwards.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• A. g. gustavi:

• Northern Eurasia; winters in the Philippines, northern Borneo and Wallacea

• A. g. stejnegeri:

• Commander Island; winters in eastern Asia

• A. g. menzbieri:

• Russian Far East and extreme north-eastern China; winter area unknown

A fourth subspecies, commandorensis is generally considered invalid^[2]

Habitat

Damp tundra, open forest or marshland, coastal swampy meadows.

Behaviour

Breeding

The 4-5 eggs are laid into a ground nest.

Diet

Diet mainly consists of insects.

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  Photo by rogzwpu
  Palawan, Philippines

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pechora Pipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pechora_Pipit

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