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A photo of a Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
Richard's Pipit

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in the East Palearctic. It is a long-distance migrant moving to open lowlands in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe. The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands. The English name and richardi are for the French naturalist Charles Richard (1745–1835), director of postal services at Lunéville and friend of Francois Levaillant. It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It was formerly lumped together with the Australasian, African, mountain and paddyfield pipits in a single species: Richard's pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae. These pipits are now commonly considered to be separate species although the African and paddyfield pipits are sometimes treated as part of A. richardi.
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Greg Green
Tuesday 13 Jun 2023 - 4:24am
Mongolia
A map showing the sighting location
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Geoff Fawcett
Sunday 19 Mar 2023 - 1:30pm
United Kingdom
A map showing the sighting location
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Raphael Baker
Thursday 16 Feb 2023 - 5:46pm
United Kingdom
A photo of a Richard's Pipit photographed in The Heritage Bed and Breakfast United Kingdom
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Judah Baker
Thursday 16 Feb 2023 - 5:02pm
United Kingdom
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