Paramo Pipit
Anthus bogotensis
The Paramo Pipit (Anthus bogotensis) is a rare wagtails and pipit found in 6 countries, weighing about 25 g. The paramo pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, the wagtails and pipits.
About the Paramo Pipit
The paramo pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, the wagtails and pipits. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The paramo pipit is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies A. b. bogotensis have a dusky to cinnamon-brown head with a buffy supercilium and a thin white eye-ring. Their upperparts are dusky to cinnamon-brown with bold buff and blackish streaks. Their wing coverts are dusky with buffy tips that show as two thin wing bars. Their flight feathers are dusky with buffy brown edges. Their tail is mostly dusky. The outermost pair of feathers have a whitish outer web and a buffy inner web and the next pair inward (T5) have a whitish tip. Voice: The paramo pipit sings during the aerial display, "a long, nasal, wheezy buzz followed by high, chattery notes, nyeeezzzzz, dziit-it, dziit-it, chit-it-it-it-it-it”. It sings a shorter and simpler version while perched on a rock or shrub.
What the Paramo Pipit sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Paramo Pipit can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Paramo Pipit?
- The paramo pipit is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Paramo Pipit?
- The Paramo Pipit is a small sized bird weighing about 25 g.
- Where can you see a Paramo Pipit?
- The Paramo Pipit occurs in 6 countries, including Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina.
- What does a Paramo Pipit sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Paramo Pipit on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Paramo Pipit?
- The Paramo Pipit is most easily confused with the African Rock Pipit, the Pechora Pipit and the Peruvian Pipit.
- Is the Paramo Pipit endangered?
- The Paramo Pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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