Passeriformes / Motacillidae / Anthus
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii · 布氏鹨
Introduction
Medium-sized passerine bird breeding in Mongolia and neighboring areas of China, Tibet, and India. It is a long-distance migrant moving to open lowlands in Southern Asia and is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.
Description
Large pipit, mainly brown above and pale below. Slightly smaller than Richard's pipit with shorter legs and a shorter dark bill.
Identification
Very similar to Richard's pipit but distinguished by slightly smaller size, shorter legs, and shorter dark bill. Flight is strong and direct. Gives a characteristic 'pshee' call, which is higher pitched than that of Richard's pipit.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in Mongolia and neighbouring areas of China, Tibet, and India. Migrates to open lowlands in Southern Asia for winter. Very rare vagrant to western Europe.
Behavior & Ecology
Insectivorous.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Motacillidae
- Genus
- Anthus
Distribution
southern Siberia to Mongolia, China, Tibet, and northeastern India
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
