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The Peruvian pipit is one of the smallest members of genus Anthus. It is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brown head with a weak whitish supercilium and a thin white eye-ring. Their upperparts are brown with dark streaks and white "braces" on the shoulders. Their wing coverts have pale tips that show as two wing bars. Their flight feathers are blackish brown with buff edges. Their tail is mostly blackish brown with much white on the outer two pairs of feathers. Voice: The Peruvian pipit's song is "one or several introductory notes followed by a descending sizzle: tik tik SIZZZZZZZZZZZZZ-ZZZZZ". Its call is "a dry chit-it".
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When to see the Peruvian Pipit
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Peruvian Pipit
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Peruvian Pipit
The Peruvian pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, the wagtails and pipits. It is found in Chile and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Pechora PipitAnthus gustaviA. gustavi is a small pipit, which somewhat resembles non-breeding red-throated pipit in plumage.
Bushveld PipitAnthus cafferThe bushveld pipit, also known as bush pipit or little pipit, is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae.
African Rock PipitAnthus crenatusThe yellow-tufted pipit is identified in the field by its brown and gray feathers.
Side by side: Paramo Pipit vs Peruvian Pipit · African Rock Pipit vs Peruvian Pipit · Pechora Pipit vs Peruvian Pipit
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