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:פיפיון ארך-רגלים . הפיפיון הגדול וארוך הרגלים באזורנו. בולט בעמידתו הזקופה . חלקי גופו העליונים חומים צהבהבים ומפוספסים בקוים שחומים . פס עינו הלבן בולט, מקורו עבה, חלקי גופו התחתונים לבנים וצידי גופו לבן מלוכלך . פיסת רגלו ארוכה וכן אצבעותיו, הטופר האחורי ארוך וכפוף. הזנב ארוך והאברות החיצוניות לבנות בית גידולו משתרע מדרום מזרח אסיה דרך המזרח הרחוק, אוקיניה, אוסטרליה, ניו זילנד ובאפריקה הטרופית. ניתן לראותו בעיקר בשטחים פתוחים ומישוריים או במדרונות מתונים . עטויי עשב, או בשטחים חקלאיים, באזורים חמים שטופי שמש ולא צחיחים . בארץ עובר אורח נדיר ומבקר חורף לא שכיח ברוב חלקי הארץ המישוריים | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
A. n. richardi USSR from S-W Siberia and Altai mountains E to Sake Baykal. A. n. dauricus USSR from Yakutia S to Transbykalia and Manchuria, E to Sea of Okhotsk, Zeya river and Great Khingan mountains. A. n. centralasiae Zaysan basin and E Tien Shan, throug W-S Mongolia to Sinkiang, Tsinghai, and W Inner Mongolia. A. n. ussuriensis lower Amur area and Ussuriland through E China and Korea. A. n. sinensis China, S of Yangtze. 4 further races in S A and Philippines, 12 in Australasia, and 8-10 in Afrotropics. םםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםם םםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםם | ||||||||||
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Descriptive notes.
19 cm, 26-38 g, wingspan 29-33 cm. Largest and most heavily built pipit to occur in our zone. Noticeably large and long, rather dark, brown and buff, heavily and broadly streaked pipit, with thrus-like bill, long and strong legs, rather long toes, and exceptionally long hind claw all forming useful structural characters. Dark streaks most obvious on crown, back, and chest. Wing shows pale buff double wing-bar and tertial fringes. Tail edged white. Flight powerful, with marked undulations. Sexes similar, little seasonal variation. Habitat. Breeds extralimitally in continental Asian middle latitudes to tropics, on mainly open lowland level or gently sloping ground of steppe, grassland, or cultivated type, warm and sunny but not arid. On migration shows preference for ample low vegetation cover. Attracted to neighbourhood of water. Food and Feeding. Diet mainly based on invertebrates, taken from among ground vegetation and from crevices in logs and rocks, sometimes takes flying insects by jumping up or in short flights. Breeding. All months, mainly Aug-Dec. Sings in undulating display-flight. Nest a deep grass cup, lind with softer grass, built in sheltered depression, often on bank or slope 2-5 eggs. Incubation by female 13 days. Movements. Northern races richardi, dauricus, ussuriensis, centralasiae are long-distance migrants, wintering among local races from Pakistan to Indo-China and S to Malaysia. Race sinensis of south-east China apparently moves south within China during winter. Other races of central and south-east Asian and Australasia are resident or largely so, some making altitudinal or short distance movements. African races basically resident but with some confusig suggestions of local movement. Status and Conservation. Not globally threatened. Commonest in his habitat zones. Israel. In Israel subspecies A. n. richardi. scarce passage migrant and rare winter visitor in most low-lying areas of Israel. |
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