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Anthus sylvanus
Photo by Alok Tewari
Himachal Pradesh, India, June 2009

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

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

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