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Birdsong field guide

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

A small, heavily streaked passerine of the high Arctic, best known for the namesake brick-red plumage on the throat and face of breeding adults.

What it sounds like

A high-pitched, piercing, and drawn-out 'psii' or 'speee', thinner and more sibilant than the call of the Meadow Pipit.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Kasper Wieck · SwedenCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Breeding adults develop a distinct reddish-orange wash on the throat and breast, which is unique among Palearctic pipits.
Unlike the similar Meadow Pipit, it features bold, heavy black streaking on its rump and undertail coverts.
It possesses an elongated, nearly straight hind claw, an anatomical adaptation for walking on soft, mossy tundra and marshy ground.
Populations are highly migratory, with some individuals traveling from the Siberian Arctic to wintering grounds in sub-Saharan Africa.
In North America, it is a rare but regular migrant through western Alaska and a frequent vagrant along the California coast.

Habitat

Damp tundra, marshy meadows, and willow scrub during breeding; wet grasslands and cultivated fields during winter.

Range

Breeds across northern Eurasia and western Alaska; winters in tropical Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus Alpine PipitAnthus gutturalis American PipitAnthus rubescens Australian PipitAnthus australis Berthelot's PipitAnthus berthelotii Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskii Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis Bush PipitAnthus caffer

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