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Red-throated Pipit

(Anthus cervinus)
German name(s): "Rotkehlpieper"
Size: 14-15 cm
Weight: 16-29 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Red-throated Pipit at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Frontal view of a first-winter Red-throated Pipit (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2019]

Lateral view of a first-winter Red-throated Pipit; note the characteristic white streaks on the mantle
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2019]

Lateral view of a first-winter Red-throated Pipit; note the characteristic white streaks on the mantle
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2020]

Near-dorsal view of a first-winter Red-throated Pipit; note the characteristic white streaks on the mantle
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Minutos Dam, near Montemor o Novo, Evora, Portugal, December 2019]

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