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Blyth's Pipit - BirdForum Opus

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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 2006
Anthus godlewskii

Identification

Brown above, pale below, short dark bill.

Similar Species

Richard's Pipit

Distribution

South Siberia to Mongolia China, Tibet and north-eastern India; it migrates to southern Asia.

Vagrant to north-western Europe

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Meadows and fields.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728

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