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Buff bellied Pipit?

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1# A A A Post at 3/01/2007 20:54  Show author

Buff bellied Pipit?

Is this Buff-bellied Pipit or Red-throated Pipit first winter?

03 Jan 2007
Long Valley

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2# A A A Post at 8/01/2007 11:52  Show author
It's a Red-throated Pipit, Pippen.
The dark stripes on the upper back (mantle) are Red-throated Pipit. A Buff-bellied Pipit has a fairly plain upper back (it's not just a poor photo, it really is plain).



Buff-bellied Pipits at Long Valley seem to mix in with the Red-throated.

Look through the Red-throated for one with a plain back, or a different call note - shorter 'tsip' with a definite 'p' at the end.

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