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The alpine pipet is a medium-sized bird that lives in the alpine grasslands. It has a light brown back and wings with tan colored tips to its back feathers. Its chest is a strong tan color, matching the color of its similar tan tips of its back feathers and wings. The Pipit has a skinny pointed beak. Directly under the tail, the bird has medium length red legs attached to long-toed pronged feet. The pipet also has three long tail feathers that extend about two inches off the back of its body.
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When to see the Alpine Pipit
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Alpine Pipit
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Alpine Pipit
The alpine pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in New Guinea.
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Easily confused with
Pampas PipitAnthus chacoensisThe Pampas pipit is a very small member of its genus; it is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long.
Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurusThe short-tailed pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensisThe Sokoke pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
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