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Hello All,

I took these photos on January, 26th in Sigiriya Rock, Sri Lanka (7.957158, 80.760450).
I know the first one doesn't have a good quality, but I think the pattern of its head may help recognizing it.
If necessary, I have more photos of the bird in photo number 2.
Photos number 3 and 4 are one bird.

I appreciate your help.
 

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1 Should be White-browed Fantail as the others don't occur but doesn't look like one?

2 Indian Robin
 
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Thank you for your help. I also found another photo for Pipit, in which there are 2 Pipits and I think they are different. what's your opinion?
 

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mitra.daneshvar said:
Paddyfield Pipit and Richard's Pipit look so similar to me! Is it possible that someone explain to me how to distinguish them?
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It's quite subtle and not always obvious.
Compared to Richard's Pupit, Paddyfield P. :
- seems more out of your way, is less robust,
- seems higher on legs, these tending towards yellow,
- holds the head straighter, with the beak less raised,
- has less uniform, more streaked mantel,
- has the cap heavily streaked,
- has a wider and more visible eyebrow, so less sharp glasses,
- has a less clear malar stripe,
- has median coverts a little different,
- is more rufous underneath.
Jean
 
mitra.daneshvar said:
Paddyfield Pipit and Richard's Pipit look so similar to me! Is it possible that someone explain to me how to distinguish them?
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It's easier to Id in the field. Get to know their calls.
I'm still working on that, but slowly getting it. I had 2 Richards this morning and had two paddyfield earlier this week.
 
Jean FRANCOIS said:
It's quite subtle and not always obvious.
Compared to Richard's Pupit, Paddyfield P. :
- seems more out of your way, is less robust,
- seems higher on legs, these tending towards yellow,
- holds the head straighter, with the beak less raised,
- has less uniform, more streaked mantel,
- has the cap heavily streaked,
- has a wider and more visible eyebrow, so less sharp glasses,
- has a less clear malar stripe,
- has median coverts a little different,
- is more rufous underneath.
Jean
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Do we (you) have any objection to adding these to the relevant Opus pages? (Assume by "seems more out of your way" you mean "more timid")
 
Jean FRANCOIS said:
It's quite subtle and not always obvious.
Compared to Richard's Pupit, Paddyfield P. :
- seems more out of your way, is less robust,
- seems higher on legs, these tending towards yellow,
- holds the head straighter, with the beak less raised,
- has less uniform, more streaked mantel,
- has the cap heavily streaked,
- has a wider and more visible eyebrow, so less sharp glasses,
- has a less clear malar stripe,
- has median coverts a little different,
- is more rufous underneath.
Jean
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I would add a character to those mentioned above: Paddyfield has a posterior nail about the length of the finger or very slightly longer. This nail is visibly longer in Richard's.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to see.
Jean
 
I appreciate Paddyfield Pipit is resident and common in Sri Lanka but please does anyone know if Richards Pipit is likewise. Or is it a seasonal visitor only, and could this give some indication as to which of the it is?
 
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