Red-throated Pipit, 11/6/2012

This also looks like a sparrow, both in color and size. On 11/6/2012, a birding friend told me there appeared a flock of Red-throated Pipits near the riverside park under Huazhong Bridge, and said he could give me a ride. So we rode to the site, and found another birding friend already there taking pictures of the pipits. The pipits were eating like hell and would move away whenever we went near. I failed to take a close-up shot. I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures. Thanks for visiting.

They are categorized as common wintering birds or passage migrants in Taiwan, living on insects.



taken at the riverside park under Huazhong Bridge, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 11/6/2012



taken at the riverside park under Huazhong Bridge, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 11/6/2012



taken at the riverside park under Huazhong Bridge, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 11/6/2012

Chinese name:	赤喉鷚
English name:	Red-throated Pipit
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Anthus cervinus
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Motacillidae
Species status:	Species
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Winter migratory birds or passage migrants in Taiwan
Frequency of appearance:	Common in Taiwan
Foods:	Insects, seeds
Habitat:	Wetlands, farm fields, grasslands
Altitude:	Low altitudes
Behavior:	Often appear alone in wetlands, farm fields and grasslands
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: About 15 cm long. Summer plumage: The upperpart is mainly dark brown. Eyebrow stripe is brownish white. Throat is reddish brown. Wing and tail are dark brown, with wide light yellowish brown edges. Belly is grayish white. Breast and flank are light yellowish brown, with vertical dark brown lines. Bill is blackish brown, with light yellowish brown lower beak and the lower part of the upper beak. Feet are yellowish brown. Winter plumage: The upperpart is near grayish brown. The lowepart is near grayish white. Similar species:
Breeding places:	Breeding mainly in northmost Europe, northmost Asia, Alaska, Canada, United States, as north as the artic circle.
Migration destinations:	Wintering in southern and central Europe, Middle East, central and northern Africa, central Asia, Indian Sub-continent, China, Mongolia, Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Mexico, etc.
Time photographed:	11/6/2012
Location found:	The riverside park under Huazhong Bridge, Taipei City, Taiwan
Sources:	Internet
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