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| − | [[Image:Red-throated_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony_roshtov]] | + | [[Image:Red-throated_Pipit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rony_roshtov <br/>Location: Bear Sheva, Israel |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 15cm. Throats are various shades of red from pinkish to orangey to cherry-coloured. Bold brown streaks on flanks, strong white mantle stripes, black markings on a white background below. Face, throat, and upper breast are orange-brown. Crown is pale brown. Wings are brown with two white bars. Tail is white-edged. Female, winter adult, and juvenile are duller. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Northern [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Open country including mountains, marshland and tundra. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They nest on the ground, in marshes, and 4-6 eggs are laid. | ||
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| + | Its diet includes insects, but it also eats seeds. | ||
==Bird Song== | ==Bird Song== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Anthus+cervinus View more images of Red-throated Pipit in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Anthus+cervinus View more images of Red-throated Pipit in the gallery] | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 26 November 2007
- Anthus cervinus
Identification
15cm. Throats are various shades of red from pinkish to orangey to cherry-coloured. Bold brown streaks on flanks, strong white mantle stripes, black markings on a white background below. Face, throat, and upper breast are orange-brown. Crown is pale brown. Wings are brown with two white bars. Tail is white-edged. Female, winter adult, and juvenile are duller.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open country including mountains, marshland and tundra.
Behaviour
They nest on the ground, in marshes, and 4-6 eggs are laid.
Its diet includes insects, but it also eats seeds.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Anthus cervinus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
