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[[Image:Upland_Pipit.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], June 2009]] | [[Image:Upland_Pipit.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], June 2009]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 17 cm (6¾ in) | ||
*Large,heavily streaked pipit | *Large,heavily streaked pipit | ||
*Bufffish upper parts | *Bufffish upper parts | ||
*Finer black streaking on underparts | *Finer black streaking on underparts | ||
| − | *Prominent supercilium | + | *Prominent [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] |
*Reddish legs | *Reddish legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Hill slopes and flats between 1000-3000 meters during different seasons. | Hill slopes and flats between 1000-3000 meters during different seasons. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They forage on the ground, in a creeping fashion, for small invertebrates. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anthus+sylvanus}} | {{GSearch|Anthus+sylvanus}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Upland_Pipit}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:41, 15 November 2015
- Anthus sylvanus
Identification
17 cm (6¾ in)
- Large,heavily streaked pipit
- Bufffish upper parts
- Finer black streaking on underparts
- Prominent supercilium
- Reddish legs
Distribution
Asia: eastern Afghanistan, south-eastern China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Hill slopes and flats between 1000-3000 meters during different seasons.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground, in a creeping fashion, for small invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Upland Pipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Upland_Pipit
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