Wildlifeof China
Pechora Pipit
Larks, Pipits & Wagtails
Photo: Валерия Ковалева · CC BY 4.0
Anthus gustavi
Basic stats
Habitat
East Palearctic tundra and densely vegetated areas near river banks; nest on the ground
Range
From the Pechora River to the Chukchi Peninsula, Kamchatka and the Commander Islands, with a disjunct southern population in north-eastern China and south-eastern Siberia
Clutch size
4–5 eggs
The Pechora pipit is a small pipit that somewhat resembles a non-breeding red-throated pipit. It is heavily streaked brown above, with whitish mantle stripes and black markings on a white belly. It breeds in the East Palearctic tundra and densely vegetated areas near river banks from the Pechora River to the Chukchi Peninsula, and also in Kamchatka and the Commander Islands, with a disjunct population much further south in north-eastern China and south-eastern Siberia (Wikipedia, general species account).
The nest is on the ground, with four or five eggs laid (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Pechora Pipit live in?
- East Palearctic tundra and densely vegetated areas near river banks; nest on the ground
- Where is the Pechora Pipit found?
- From the Pechora River to the Chukchi Peninsula, Kamchatka and the Commander Islands, with a disjunct southern population in north-eastern China and south-eastern Siberia
- How many eggs does the Pechora Pipit lay?
- 4–5 eggs