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Red-throated Pipit
last update: Apr 21, 2009 10:50 AM
Latin name: Anthus cervinus
Population: 500,000-5,000,000 individuals
Cites classified: Least Concern
Where found: Northern Scandinavia and across Russia to Chukotka, north to the coast except on the Taimyr Peninsula, also found in Western Alaska
Age/ life expectancy: 2-6 years
Wingspan: 25-27 cm
Length: 14-16 cm
Weight: 20-24 g
Mating/Breeding: The breeding habitat is open country including mountains, marshland and tundra. The nest is on the ground, on a hummock in a marsh, with 2-7 eggs being laid. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.
Eggs: 2-7 cream, olive, or brown eggs heavily blotched dark-brown
Hibernation: migrates to central Africa and southeastern Asia
Hunting Habits: forages on the ground
Feed on: invertebrates, seeds, and water snails
Predators: cats and rats
Colour/Body: This is a small pipit, with adults easily identified in the breeding season by their brick red face and throat. In other plumages this is an undistinguished looking species, heavily streaked brown above, with whitish mantle stripes, and with black markings on a white background below.
