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Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustaviOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
Codes: Common Name: PEPI Scientific Name: ANTGUS ITIS Taxonomic No.: 178496
Least Concern
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Pechora Pipit Breeding Male
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Overview

Pechora Pipit: Small, shy pipit with heavily streaked, dark brown upperparts. The breast, sides, and flanks are washed yellow with heavy black streaks. Belly and outer tail feathers are white. It is named after the Pechora River Valley in northeastern Russia, where it breeds and nests.


Range and Habitat

Pechora Pipit: Rare visitor to the Aleutians and St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Found on damp tundra, open forests, and marshlands.

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Topo Map: Perching-like Body


Voice Text

"pit", "pipit", "pwit", "zip"

Interesting Facts

 The Pechora Pipit was first described in 1863 by Robert Swinhoe, an English naturalist.

 It creeps mouse-like in long grass, and is reluctant to fly even when disturbed.

 Although the call is generally helpful when identifying pipits, this species calls far less than most.

 This, combine with its skulking habits, makes this a difficult bird to find and identify away from its breeding grounds in the Arctic.


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Family Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)_blue
Species Anthus gustavi
Length5.5 - 6 Inches
Wingspan9.75 Inches

Pechora Pipit

Pechora Pipit: Small, shy pipit with heavily streaked, dark brown upperparts. The breast, sides, and flanks are washed yellow with heavy black streaks. Belly and outer tail feathers are white. It is named after the Pechora River Valley in northeastern Russia, where it breeds and nests.

● Song: "pit", "pipit", "pwit", "zip"

● Foraging & Feeding: Pechora Pipit Breeding Male: Eats mainly insects, particularly in the breeding season; takes some seeds in migration and on wintering grounds; forages on the ground and in low trees and bushes.

● Breeding & nesting: Pechora Pipit: Four to six gray or green eggs with dark spots are laid in a nest made of grass and plant material, lined with small leaves, and built on the ground, often sheltered by tree roots, a grassy tussock, or a shrub. Incubation ranges from 12 to 13 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Pechora Pipit: Red-throated Pipit has heavier bill, whiter back stripes, and buff throat (red-brown in breeding male). Tree Pipit has olive-gray upperparts. Olive-backed Pipit has faintly streaked olive-green upperparts.

Flight Pattern

Fairly swift rapid wing beats in a series, alternating with wings pulled to sides; repeated.
Pechora Pipit Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Pechora Pipit: Rare visitor to the Aleutians and St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Found on damp tundra, open forests, and marshlands.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCasual to accidental
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.7 Ounces
Perching-like BodyX
UpperpartsX
Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.
BellyX
The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.
BreastX
The upper front part of a bird.
Outer tail feathersX
The tail feathers farthest from the center.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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