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| Sightings of Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) in Kutch - Gujarat |
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| Written by Arpit N. Deomurari | |
| Wednesday, 11 November 2009 11:06 | |
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I came across this very dark pipit on the coastal wetland near Pingleshwar in Kutch region of Gujarat India on 19-11-2007.
After seeing this bird only two species come to my notice Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi and Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus. But Pechora Pipit have brightish pink base to the lower mandible typically rather yellowish in Red-throated pipit. and Red-throated pipit have rather plainer upper parts than shown by Pechora pipit.
The main confusion species in India is the Rosy Pipit. This is particularly so with first winter Rosy before they have got the greenish wing edgings.
Rosy have a wholly dark bill, dark lores and long decurved supercilium and unstreaked rump and uppertail coverts (when visible). The call is also different.
This is a Red-throated as it has yellowish base to lower mandible, short supercilium and pale lores. Note it also shows the striking pale “tramlines” on the back which are similar to the extra-limital Pechora.
By Arpit Deomurari
 
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| Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 11:06 |