>> GENERAL >>>>>
– small passerine, larger than House Sparrow, one of the ‘large pipits’
– rare but regular migrant in Northern and Western WP
– diurnal migrant
– usually migrates singly or (in Asia) in very small flocks
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
BIF0148, 10/06/2014, Choibalsan, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
BIF0149, 10/06/2014, Ikh Taschgai, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
BIF0150, 10/06/2014, Choibalsan, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– typical pipit-like overslur
– broadly modulated second, descending part
– dominant frequency band between 2-6kHz
– sound often compared to Eurasian sparrow species
– the powerful coarse quality also reminds slightly of Citrine Wagtail or some Western or Eastern Yellow Wagtail taxa
– most similar to Blyth’s Pipit, but sounds somewhat softer
– lacks Blyth’s Pipit’s narrow peak
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi, calls in flight
BIF0153, 14/06/2023, Bumda Bayan, Mongolia, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
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