About the Yellowish Pipit
The yellowish pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, the wagtails and pipits. It is found in Panama and in every mainland South American country except Ecuador and Chile.
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The yellowish pipit is one of the smallest members of genus Anthus, and is unusually long-legged and short-tailed. It is 10.5 to 14 cm (4.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 13 to 18 g (0.46 to 0.63 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. In fresh plumage adults have a dark brown head with a very pale supercilium and a thin white eye-ring. Their upperparts are dark brown with buff-brown feather edges that give a streaked appearance. The sides of their neck have lighter speckles. Their wing coverts have pale tips that show as two wing bars. Their flight feathers are blackish brown with pale edges. Voice: The yellowish pipit sings during its display flight, "during ascent silent, when gliding back to ground, nasal, slightly cross-sounding, sjiieeuuw, starting very high and thin, lowered, and becoming nasal". Its calls are "a short tsitsirrit, also wisst, and a high, rising squeaky squeet".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueiiMeasurements:
Length: 5.9–6.7 in (15–17 cm)
Weight: 0.6-0.9 oz (18.2-27 g)
Wingspan: 10 in (25.4 cm)
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysThe plain-backed pipit or plain pipit is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Correndera PipitAnthus correnderaThe correndera pipit is 14 to 16 cm (5.5 to 6.3 in) long and weighs about 15 to 26 g (0.53 to 0.92 oz).
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