Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

Introduction

This heavily streaked pipit breeds in the bushy tundra of northern Siberia, where it replaces its southern cousins – Tree and Olive-backed Pipit.

Pechora Pipit is a rare autumn visitor, with most records in the Northern Isles. Fair Isle and Shetland hosted 66 of the 75 records between 1925 and 2007.

Key Stats

Status

Very rare

Weight

23g

Seasonality

BTO Records

317 records

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Status and Trends

Population size, trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO and partnership surveys and atlasses with data collected by BTO volunteers.

Conservation Status

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This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)

Least Concern

Schedule 1 Licence required (to disturb)*

Birds Directive Annex 1

* A guide only. Check details with the original legislation, especially those marked with an asterisk. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Size

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BOU Category

Source

First Record*

Fair Isle, 1925

* First documented occurrence. Most species undoubtedly occurred before this. See About Birdfacts for more information.

Population Change

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Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.

Distribution

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This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

These figures come from Bird Atlas 2007 and indicate how widespread a species is.

No. occupied in winter

% occupied in winter

0.03%

Bird Atlas distribution maps show where bird species breed or winter in Britain and Ireland. For breeding maps, larger dots indicate higher certainty the species bred in that area.

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To view and download up-to-date distribution information aggregated from across BTO and partnership surveys and schemes, see our data holdings on the NBN Atlas.

Distribution Change

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This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

Seasonality

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This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.

Movement

Information about Pechora Pipit movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

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View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

European movements

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EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Pechora Pipit, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

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Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Pechora Pipit

Classification and Codes

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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Scientific name: Anthus gustavi
Authority: Swinhoe, 1863

BTO 5-letter code: PECPI
Euring code number: 10100

Alternate species names

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Catalan: piula del Pètxora
Czech: linduška sibirská
Danish: Tundra-piber
Dutch: Petsjorapieper
Estonian: põhjakiur
Finnish: tundrakirvinen
French: Pipit de la Petchora

German: Petschorapieper
Hungarian: tundrapityer
Icelandic: Svarðtittlingur
Irish: Riabhóg Pechora
Italian: Pispola della Pechora
Latvian: tundras cipste
Lithuanian: tundrinis kalviukas
Norwegian: Tundrapiplerke

Polish: swiergotek tundrowy
Portuguese: petinha-da-sibéria
Slovak: labtuška bielopása
Slovenian: tundrica
Spanish: Bisbita del Pechora
Swedish: tundrapiplärka
Welsh: Corhedydd y Pechora

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

Partners

Birdfacts is based on data collected by volunteers participating in surveys that are organised and funded by BTO, RSPB, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, JNCC and other partners.

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