Wildlifeof China
Olive-backed Pipit
Larks, Pipits & Wagtails
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Anthus hodgsoni
Basic stats
Habitat
Breeds up to 4,500m in eastern Nepal
Range
Breeds across southern, north-central and eastern Asia and north-eastern European Russia; long-distance migrant wintering in southern Asia and Indonesia
Clutch size
3–5 dark brown spotted eggs, usually 4
Size
About 15cm
The olive-backed pipit, sometimes called the Indian or Hodgson's pipit, is a small pipit about 15cm long, greenish-brown above streaked with darker brown, and whitish to buff below, streaked dark brown on the breast and flanks. It breeds across southern, north-central and eastern Asia as well as north-eastern European Russia, in summer from Himalayan Pakistan and India westward through Nepal into China, and up to 4,500m in eastern Nepal (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a long-distance migrant, moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia. Three to five dark brown spotted eggs are laid, usually four (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Olive-backed Pipit live in?
- Breeds up to 4,500m in eastern Nepal
- Where is the Olive-backed Pipit found?
- Breeds across southern, north-central and eastern Asia and north-eastern European Russia; long-distance migrant wintering in southern Asia and Indonesia
- How many eggs does the Olive-backed Pipit lay?
- 3–5 dark brown spotted eggs, usually 4
- How big is the Olive-backed Pipit?
- About 15cm