- Anthus cervinus
Location: Bear Sheva, Israel
Identification
Red-throated Pipits are unmistakable in most of their range when their throats acquire various shades of red from pinkish to orangey to cherry-coloured. Non breeding birds can be easily confused with Meadow Pipit and Pechora Pipit. The bold streaks, remaining broad and obvious on the flanks, unlike Tree Pipit and extending onto the rump unlike Meadow Pipit, very strong mantle lines, with white "braces"give the species a much more strongly marked appearance. Pechora Pipit which is superficially similar, shows a distinct primary projection, unlike Red-throated Pipit, though check all the tertials are there!
Best identified by its call, a loud descending tsiiiiiiiiisssssssss similar in pitch to Redwing
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Behaviour
Bird Song
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