Paddyfield Pipit
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| Anthus rufulus Vieillot, 1818 |
Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from Pakistan and India eastwards to Indonesia and the Philippines.
It is found in open habitats, especially short grassland and cultivation. It builds its nest on the ground. Like other pipits, this species is insectivorous.
This is a large pipit at 15cm, but is otherwise an undistinguished looking bird, mainly streaked grey-brown above and pale below with breast streaking. It has long legs and tail and a long dark bill. Sexes are similar, but juveniles have warmer brown upperparts.
In south Asia in winter some care must be taken to distinguish this from other large pipits which winter or are resident in the area, such as Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi. Paddyfield Pipit is smaller than Richard's, stands less upright and has a weak fluttering flight. Perhaps the best distinction is the characteristic "chip-chip-chip" call, quite different from Richard's Pipit's explosive "shreep".
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Anthus rufulus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6
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_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4576.jpg/120px-Paddyfield_Pipit_(Anthuis_rufulus)_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4576.jpg) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4574.jpg/120px-Paddyfield_Pipit_(Anthuis_rufulus)_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4574.jpg) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
_with_feed_for_Juveniles_at_Kolkata_I_IMG_7773.jpg/114px-Paddyfield_Pipit_(Anthuis_rufulus)_with_feed_for_Juveniles_at_Kolkata_I_IMG_7773.jpg) with feed for Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
_calling_at_Sultanpur_I_Picture_189.jpg/120px-Paddyfield_Pipit_(Anthus_rufulus)_calling_at_Sultanpur_I_Picture_189.jpg) Calling at Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon District of Haryana, India. |
 Taking off in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Preening in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Preening in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Preening in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Carrying food for Juveniles in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 With some disease in the legs at Purbasthali in Bardhaman District of West Bengal, India. |
