Anthus gustavi
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The Pechora pipit (Anthus gustavi) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the East Palearctic tundra and densely vegetated areas near river banks ranges from the Pechora River to the Chukchi Peninsula. It also breeds in Kamchatka and the Commander Islands, and with a disjunct population much further south in northeastern China and southeastern Siberia. It is a long-distance migrant, moving in winter to Indonesia. Rarely in September and October, the Pechora pipit may be observed in western Europe. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863.
There are two subspecies: Anthus gustavi gustavi Swinhoe, 1863 — Arctic shrub tundra across northern Siberia Anthus gustavi menzbieri Shulpin, 1928 — Temperate southeastern Siberia, northeastern China, in the Ussuri and lower Amur river basins
The southern subspecies may be better treated as a separate species, as it differs markedly in ecology and also somewhat in morphology and song, but genetic analysis has yet to be carried out. A. gustavi is a small pipit, which somewhat resembles non-breeding red-throated pipit in plumage. It is heavily streaked brown above, with whitish mantle stripes, and... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pechora Pipit sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pechora Pipit in Taipei on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pechora Pipit sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Pechora Pipit sightings, Taipei ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manila (Philippines, under 5%), Hangzhou (China, under 5%) and Kaohsiung (Taiwan, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pechora Pipit is recorded against all the birds logged in Taipei (59 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
