Is this an Olive-backed pipit? Gangjin Bay, South Korea, January 15th (1 Viewer)

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sandwich311

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• Jan 16, 2018

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Hi, I'm having trouble identifying a pipit. Is it an Olive backed pipit, pechora, buff-bellied? What do I need to look out for to ID?
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Welsh Peregrine

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• Jan 16, 2018

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Olive-backed is sometimes called by other names which include "Tree"; suggesting a tendancy to perch more than some other species. It also has a characteristic pale "ear spot" shown well on your pictures, so Olive-backed for me. Pechora is a very skulking bird, with prominent "tram-line" markings on the back; if a pipit has neither of these markings, then buff-bellied is likely.

 

dwatsonbirder

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• Jan 16, 2018

• #3

+1 for a classic and very well captured OBP.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jan 16, 2018

• #4

Welsh Peregrine said:

Olive-backed is sometimes called by other names which include "Tree"; suggesting a tendancy to perch more than some other species. It also has a characteristic pale "ear spot" shown well on your pictures, so Olive-backed for me. Pechora is a very skulking bird, with prominent "tram-line" markings on the back; if a pipit has neither of these markings, then buff-bellied is likely.

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Probably because it's found in wooded areas commonly. I've seen small flocks in woodland in India and they all fly up in to the trees when flushed.


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sandwich311

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• Jan 16, 2018

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Thanks very much for the info, very helpful indeed.