Pipits id help - South India (1 Viewer)

ajayr · Nov 24, 2017

Hi,

Can someone please help id these pipits? Pics taken last Sat (18-Nov-2017).

1)Paddyfield? - (Dark lores). But got confused by the tail that looks long for a Paddyfield to me.

2)Richard's? - Pale lores and pale lower ear coverts. Or is it just me seeing it that way?

Thanks
Ajay

andyb39 · Nov 25, 2017

The first bird has to be Paddyfield.

The second bird does seem to have a pale lore, but that could be because it's moulting (out of juvenile plumage?) - I think there's a loose feather obscuring any loral stripe. The short dark stripe under the eye seems to be typical of juvenile Paddyfield (see the images here: http://digdeep1962.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/identification-of-paddyfield-richards-and-blyths-pipits-in-malaysia/). I'd say the tail is too short and the bill too thin for Richard's, and once again, it's unusual for Richard's to frequent such short grass.

ajayr · Nov 25, 2017

andyb39 said:
The first bird has to be Paddyfield.

The second bird does seem to have a pale lore, but that could be because it's moulting (out of juvenile plumage?) - I think there's a loose feather obscuring any loral stripe. The short dark stripe under the eye seems to be typical of juvenile Paddyfield (see the images here: http://digdeep1962.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/identification-of-paddyfield-richards-and-blyths-pipits-in-malaysia/). I'd say the tail is too short and the bill too thin for Richard's, and once again, it's unusual for Richard's to frequent such short grass.

Ah! A pale lored Paddyfield. The bill and the head looked so Paddyfield. I disregarded them all seeing the pale lore.

Thanks a lot. Really appreciated.

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