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Pechora Pipit

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Anthus gustavi

Pechora Pipit is a small passerine that breeds in the East Palearctic tundra and in densely vegetated areas near river banks, from the Pechora River to the Chukchi Peninsula, in Kamchatka and the Commander Islands, with a disjunct population much further south in north-eastern China and south-eastern Siberia. It is a long-distance migrant, moving in winter to Indonesia (Wikipedia, general species account). The species 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. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The lack of cover on this small island makes skulking passerines easier to find. The breeding habitat is damp tundra, open forest or marshland. The nest is on the ground, with four or five eggs being laid. 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. (Wikipedia, general species account).

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