Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi (Vieillot, 1818)
PR
RICPI
10020
Family: Passeriformes > Motacillidae
Richard's Pipit is a scarce visitor to Britain & Ireland, and most records come from the autumn migration period.
Richard's is a large pipit, with long, stout legs and a very long hind claw. The breeding range extends from Kyrgyzstan east to China, and its wintering grounds lay to the south of this, in India and south-east Asia.
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BTO RECORDS
Identification
Richard's Pipit identification is sometimes difficult.
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Middlesex, 1812 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK
| No. occupied in winter | 58 |
| % occupied in winter | 1.9 |
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
| % change in range in winter (1981–84 to 2007–11) | +414.3% |
SEASONALITY
Richard's Pipit is a scarce autumn passage migrant, most often recorded in October, although some individuals may winter; very rare in spring.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Richard's Pipit, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: PR | 5-letter code: RICPI | Euring: 10020 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Breeding birds of the Buitenkaadse Oostvaardersplassen in 1997, 2002 and 2007.
- Changes in breeding success and abundance of ground-nesting moorland birds in relation to the experimental deployment of legal predator control
- Effects of set-aside management on birds breeding in lowland Ireland
Read more studies about Richard's Pipit on Conservation Evidence >
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