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Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
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Blyth's Pipit is a medium-sized pipit of open, dry country that breeds from southern Siberia through Mongolia and Manchuria to Tibet and winters mainly in India and Sri Lanka. It closely resembles Richard's Pipit but is a little smaller, with a shorter tail, legs, bill and hind claw. It is a rare vagrant to Europe, mostly in autumn.
Did you know?
- Its common name honours the English zoologist Edward Blyth, and its species name the Polish naturalist Wiktor Godlewski.
- In flight it gives a higher-pitched “pshee” than Richard's Pipit.
Voice
About the species
Identification
Told from Richard's Pipit by its slightly smaller size and shorter tail; the legs and especially the hind claw are shorter. The upperparts show more dark streaking and the underparts are usually browner. Its voice resembles both Richard's and Tawny Pipit's; the sexes are alike.
Family
Motacillidae
Size
Small (sparrow)
Colours
brown, white, grey
About the habitat
Open, dry landscapes such as stony steppe, semi-arid plains and grassy mountain slopes; in winter open lowland grasslands.
Diet
Mainly insects and other small invertebrates taken on the ground; also some seeds.
Behaviour
A wary, ground-dwelling bird that walks and runs over open ground to feed and rises in a strong, direct flight when flushed. Males sing in display flight over open country. A long-distance migrant with a characteristic high “pshee” call.
Sources
Photo: Dibyendu Ash, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blyth's Pipit Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim 05.05.2016.jpg
Sound: Jochem Verweij, XC926679, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://xeno-canto.org/926679
Text: Wikipedia (English) + GBIF regional observations + Wikipedia (Finnish), CC BY-SA 4.0; GBIF occurrence data; Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blyth%27s_pipit
