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:פיפיון ממושקף . Rubdscens יש הרואים בו תת מין של פיפיון מים מהזן . דומה לפיפיון מים רק רגליו בהירות יותר, והפיספוס חד יותר . בית גידולו משתרע מגרנלנד למזרח סיביר, חורף במרכז אסיה ועד לארצנו . בארץ עובר אורח ומבקר חורף לא מצוי עד נדיר בערבה ובאילת, בשאר מישורי . הארץ נדיר | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
A. rubescens. japonicus Greenland, N Nearctic, E Siberia and W Transbaykalia. Winters SE Asia, C & S Nearctic. םםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםם םםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםםם | ||||||||||
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Descriptive notes.
Size and structure as Rock Pipit except for slightly longer tail and legs and slightly shorter bill, bare part colors and flight as Rock Pipit. Plumage differs in less-streaked (but spots sharper) or plain underparts in spring and summer, white outer tail-feathers, and almost white underwing, heavy markings and pale legs. Habitat. Mountainous. Breeds in west E Siberia, middle and lower-middle latitudes at considerable elevations, infrequently below 1800 m and thence up to 2500 m or even higher. Habitat here is on cool levels or moderate slopes, clear of treeline, birds foraging in fine weather on short grass, but when wet rather on dwarf heath. Food and Feeding. Mainly invertebrates also some plant material. Feeds mainly on ground, but occasionally catches insects in flight by making short leaps or flying from perch. in cold spells in high mountains during breeding season, feeds around burrow-entrancesof marmots. Breeding. Nest site in side of steep bank or hollow, well concealed by overhanging vegetation, sometimes at end of short tunnel. Nest, cup of grass stems and leaves, and moss, with slight lining of finer leaves and a few hairs, building by female. 4-6 eggs, sub-elliptical, smooth and glossy, grey-white, heavily mottled brown and grey, sometimes with dark zone or cap at broad end, and occasionally with dark zone or cap at broad end. Incubation 14-15 days by female only. Movements. No much information available. A. r japonicus of east-central Asia winters in Japan and south-east Asia, but recorded west to Pakistan, Israel and Italy. Status and Conservation. Not globally threatened. No evidence of any change. Israel. In Israel subspecies A. r. japonicus rare to scarce but regular passage migrant and winter visitor in southern Arava and Eilat, very rare in other areas of the country. |
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