Bird name:

Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)

Code 4

PEPI

Code 6

ANTGUS

ITIS

178496

Breeding Location:

Grasslands, Bushes, Shrubs

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Casual to accidental

Egg Color:

Gray or green with dark spots

Number of Eggs:

4 - 6

Incubation Days:

12 - 13

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Grass and plant material., Lined with small leaves.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Pechora Pipit: Small pipit with heavily streaked, dark brown upperparts. Breast, sides, and flanks are washed yellow with heavy black streaks. Belly and outer tail feathers are white. Sexes are similar.

Range and Habitat

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

Breeding and 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.

Foraging and 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.

Vocalization

Pechora Pipit: Call is a harsh "pit", "pipit", or "pwit", usually given three times, or a distinctive electrical "zip."

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.

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Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

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.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Outer tail feathers

The tail feathers farthest from the center.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

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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