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Pechora Pipit
last update: Apr 21, 2009 10:47 AM
Latin name: Anthus gustavi
Population: 2,000-20,000 individuals
Cites classified: Least Concern
Where found: Russia from the Pechora River eastwards to the Chukotka Peninsula
Age/ life expectancy: 2-6 years
Wingspan: 23-25 cm
Length: 14-15 cm
Weight: 20-26 g
Mating/Breeding: 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.
Eggs: 4-6 olive-buff eggs, heavily marked dark red-brown
Hibernation: migrates to Indonesia and the Philippines
Hunting Habits: ground foraging
Feed on: invertebrates
Colour/Body: This is an undistinguished looking species, heavily streaked brown above, with whitish mantle stripes, and with black markings on a white belly and buff breast below. It can be distinguished from the Red-throated Pipit by its heavier bill, whiter mantle stripes, and contrast between its buff breast and white belly.
Interesting Trivia:
- It creeps mouse-like in long grass, and is reluctant to fly even when disturbed.
