Derivation
An'-thus - Gk, anthos, bird: gustavi - Gustaaf Schlegel (1840 - 1903) German - Dutch naturalist and sinologist, who collected migrant specimens of this species at Amoy in China in 1863
Brunei Darussalam, China (mainland), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), South Korea, Taiwan (China), USA.
Vagrant to Finland, France, Hong Kong (China), Iceland, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi) [XC247822]
by Jarmo Pirhonen from Arkharinskiy rayon, Amurskaya oblast', China (call)
Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi) [XC247819]
by Jarmo Pirhonen from Yangkou, Rudong, China, China (song)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia. May - July in north-east Asia.
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Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
gustavi Swinhoe, 1863 - Northern Russia, from Pechora Region through central-northern and north-eastern Siberia, south to about 64° north to Chukotskiy and Kamchatka Peninsulas and Komandorskiye Island, Bering Sea.
menzbieri Shulpin, 1928 - Southern Ussuriland and far north-eastern China. Not recognised by some authorities.
stejnegeri Ridgway, 1883 - Commander Island. Winters in eastern Asia.
Similar Species
Australian Pipit (Anthus australis) which has lighter breast markings or only faintly streaked and is larger, and with adult female non-breeding and immature Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) which have heavily streaked underparts and a more prominent malar streak, and has a deeper buff color in the double wing-bar.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
BirdLife International Species Factsheet