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Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, Sylvia Qu, Alejandro González, Alberto Esquivel and Arne Lesterhuis and are used with their permission.
YELLOWISH PIPIT Anthus lutescens
For pipit, read identification nightmare, because these streaky little brown birds are one of the most challenging groups facing the birdwatcher. Fortunately in Paraguay only one species is really widespread and common, the guy in the photos below! For the most part they scurry mouse-like through vegetation, flushing suddenly from under your feet giving, if you are lucky, a glimpse of a black-and-white tail as they take to the air. If you still haven´t put a name to him, he clinches his identification by giving a buzzy zweeeeeeeee as he tumbles steeply back to earth, before disappearing again into the grass.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3858PH) Adult ventral view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Jerry Cooper September 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3859PH) Adult lateral view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3860PH) Same individual dorsal view (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3861PH) Adult lateral view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3862PH) Adult, dorsal view, Asunción, Departamento Central (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3863PH) Adult, dorsal view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE3864PH) Adult ventral view, Departamento Misiones (Arne Lesterhuis March 2008).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3865PH) Adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE3866PH) Adult singing, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE3867PH) Adult, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 11 - (FPAVE3868PH) Adult, Departamento Ñeembucú (Alejandro González April 2003 - Paraguayanbirds.com).
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