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Richard's Pipit 田鷚
« on: Nov 14th, 2002, 12:01am »
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259 Richard's Pipit 田鷚
Long Valley 塱原
09/11/2002

 

 
AT THE TIME OF TAKING THIS PICTURE OTHER BIRDERS KEPT SAYING THAT THIS BIRD IS A SKYLARK. BUT FROM THE SHAPE OF BILL I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE A PIPIT. I THINK IT IS A RICHARD'S PIPIT. I AM NOT SURE. EXPERIENCED BIRDERS PLEASE HELP ME TO IDENTIFY IT.THANKS.
 
 
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Re: PIPIT ?
« Reply #1 on: Nov 14th, 2002, 12:57am »
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Below are 2 photos of a Richard's Pipit for comparison.
 


 
Long Valley
03/11/2002
 
Bernade, please don't forget to mention the time & location of your photos.
 
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Re: PIPIT ?
« Reply #2 on: Nov 14th, 2002, 9:28am »
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Hi Bernard  
 
Your bird is a Richard's Pipit.
 
Why?
 
1. the very long hind claw  
2. no crest on the head
3. long tail
 
all the skylarks we get in Hong Kong (Oriental and Northern) show a short crest and a shorter tail and never show suh a long hind claw.  The are much more "feijai" - short and fat compared to Pipits, and especially Richard's Pipit, which is the slimmest and longest  of all our pipits.  
 
In flight larks show shorter, broad-based  and somewhat triangular wings and short tails and a pale trailing edge to the wing. Pipits always look longer-winged and Ricard's especially alsways looks longer-tailed.
 
You can identify it from the other common pipits because  
a) Olive-backed has a white spot behind the eye on the ear coverts.  It is also smaller and has a grreenish tome to the back.
b) Red-throated has bold straeking on the breast instead of the fine collar that this brd shows. It is also shorter-tailed and has heavier streaking on the back.  Some birds also  show the red throat especially in early autumn and in spring.
 
Hope this helps  
 
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The call of Richard's is also distinctive - but hard to describe.
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Re: PIPIT ?
« Reply #3 on: Nov 15th, 2002, 12:24am »
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DEAR FORREST,
 
MY PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IN LONG VALLEY ON 9NOV02. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR PHOTOS FOR COMPARISON.
 
 
DEAR MIKE,
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DETAIL EXPLANATION.
 
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