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| + | [[Image:Paddyfield_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''A. r. malayensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|Jasnjohn|Jasnjohn}}<br />Putrajaya, [[Malaysia]], March 2006]] | ||
'''Alternative name: Oriental Pipit''' | '''Alternative name: Oriental Pipit''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] rufulus | ;[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] rufulus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC072431.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. r. rufulus'' - Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Shantilal+Varu|Shantilal Varu}}<br />Bhavnagar, Gujarat, [[India]], August 2016]] | ||
15–16 cm (5¾-6 in)<br /> | 15–16 cm (5¾-6 in)<br /> | ||
*Long creamy-buff [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | *Long creamy-buff [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
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*Sexes are similar | *Sexes are similar | ||
*'''Juveniles''' have warmer brown upperparts. | *'''Juveniles''' have warmer brown upperparts. | ||
| + | ==Confusion species== | ||
| + | Compared with Richard's pipit, Paddyfield: | ||
| + | *Seems more lanky, is less robust | ||
| + | *Seems to have longer legs, these tending towards yellow | ||
| + | *Holds its head straighter, with its beak less raised | ||
| + | *Has a less uniform, more streaked mantle | ||
| + | *Has a more heavily streaked cap | ||
| + | *Has a wider and more visible eyebrow, so less clear apparent "glasses" | ||
| + | *Has a less clear malar stripe | ||
| + | *Has slightly different median coverts | ||
| + | *Is more rufous underneath | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Asia]]: found in [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Japan]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: found in [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Japan]]<br /> | ||
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]], [[Timor]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]], [[Timor]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This species was formerly a part of a much larger species called ''Anthus novaseelandiae'' which was split in [[African Pipit]], [[Mountain Pipit]], Paddyfield Pipit, [[Richard's Pipit]] and [[Australasian Pipit]]. | + | [[Image:DSCN2530a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. r. rufulus''<br />Photo © by {{user|S+K+Gudi|S K Gudi}}<br />Hubli, [[India]], January 2017]] |
| + | This species was formerly a part of a much larger species called ''Anthus novaseelandiae'' which was split in [[African Pipit]], [[Mountain Pipit]], [[Paddyfield Pipit]], [[Richard's Pipit]] and [[Australasian Pipit]]. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:paddyfield_pipit-alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. r. waitei''<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Sultanpur National Park]], Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], August-2016]] | ||
Around six subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Around six subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''A. r. waitei'': | *''A. r. waitei'': | ||
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:*[[Sulawesi]], [[Bali]] and western [[Lesser Sundas]] (Lombok to Sumba) | :*[[Sulawesi]], [[Bali]] and western [[Lesser Sundas]] (Lombok to Sumba) | ||
*''A. r. medius'': | *''A. r. medius'': | ||
| − | :*Eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Sawu, Timor, | + | :*Eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Sawu, Timor, Rote, Kisar, Leti, Moa, Sermata) |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open country, grasslands, ricefields, scrub and parks up to 1500m. | Open country, grasslands, ricefields, scrub and parks up to 1500m. | ||
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A resident species. | A resident species. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | A ground-nester. | + | [[Image:DSC7920.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''malayensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|mastok+noeryanto|mastok noeryanto}}<br />Langkawi, [[Malaysia]]]] |
| + | A ground-nester. The cup-shaped nest is woven from grass and leaves, lined with fine grass, roots and maybe dry moss. The clutch contains 3-4 greenish eggs with smalls brown spots at the larger end.. | ||
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| + | There are usually at least two broods, maybe three, each year. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Their main diet consists of insects | + | Their main diet consists of insects and their larvae, such as weevils, ants and termites. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | + | {{ Audio|paddyfield_pipit_alok.mp3 }} | |
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
Sultanpur village, Dist. Gurgaon Haryana, [[India]], Aug-2016<br /> | Sultanpur village, Dist. Gurgaon Haryana, [[India]], Aug-2016<br /> | ||
Cummunating call given by one individual at Sunset-time; <br /> | Cummunating call given by one individual at Sunset-time; <br /> | ||
and another brief call by an individual as it flew off.<br /> | and another brief call by an individual as it flew off.<br /> | ||
| − | + | {{ Audio|paddyfield_pipit_alok-2.mp3 }} | |
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Nazafgarh Wetlands, Dist. Gurgaon Haryana, [[India]], Dec-2016 | Nazafgarh Wetlands, Dist. Gurgaon Haryana, [[India]], Dec-2016 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
| − | # | + | #The Beauty of Birds |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
#Here is a thread discussing the identification of Paddyfield Pipit. [[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=41693]] | #Here is a thread discussing the identification of Paddyfield Pipit. [[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=41693]] | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Anthus | + | {{GSearch| "Anthus rufulus" {{!}} "Paddyfield Pipit" {{!}} "Oriental Pipit"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 22:09, 31 May 2023
Alternative name: Oriental Pipit
- Anthus rufulus
Identification
15–16 cm (5¾-6 in)
- Long creamy-buff supercilium
- Upperparts streaked greyish-brown
- Pale underparts with breast streaking
- Long legs andd tail and a long dark bill
- Sexes are similar
- Juveniles have warmer brown upperparts.
Confusion species
Compared with Richard's pipit, Paddyfield:
- Seems more lanky, is less robust
- Seems to have longer legs, these tending towards yellow
- Holds its head straighter, with its beak less raised
- Has a less uniform, more streaked mantle
- Has a more heavily streaked cap
- Has a wider and more visible eyebrow, so less clear apparent "glasses"
- Has a less clear malar stripe
- Has slightly different median coverts
- Is more rufous underneath
Distribution
Asia: found in Mongolia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali, Timor
Taxonomy
This species was formerly a part of a much larger species called Anthus novaseelandiae which was split in African Pipit, Mountain Pipit, Paddyfield Pipit, Richard's Pipit and Australasian Pipit.
Subspecies
Subspecies A. r. waitei
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, August-2016
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, August-2016
Around six subspecies recognized[1]
- A. r. waitei:
- North-western Indian subcontinent
- A. r. rufulus:
- A. r. malayensis:
- Extreme south-western India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas, southern Indochina
- A. r. lugubris:
- Philippines, Palawan and (possibly) northern Borneo
- A. r. albidus:
- Sulawesi, Bali and western Lesser Sundas (Lombok to Sumba)
- A. r. medius:
- Eastern Lesser Sundas (Sawu, Timor, Rote, Kisar, Leti, Moa, Sermata)
Habitat
Open country, grasslands, ricefields, scrub and parks up to 1500m.
Behaviour
Movements
A resident species.
Breeding
A ground-nester. The cup-shaped nest is woven from grass and leaves, lined with fine grass, roots and maybe dry moss. The clutch contains 3-4 greenish eggs with smalls brown spots at the larger end..
There are usually at least two broods, maybe three, each year.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and their larvae, such as weevils, ants and termites.
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
Sultanpur village, Dist. Gurgaon Haryana, India, Aug-2016
Cummunating call given by one individual at Sunset-time;
and another brief call by an individual as it flew off.
Nazafgarh Wetlands, Dist. Gurgaon Haryana, India, Dec-2016
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
- The Beauty of Birds
- BF Member observations
- Here is a thread discussing the identification of Paddyfield Pipit. [[1]]
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Paddyfield Pipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Paddyfield_Pipit
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
