This photo was takensometime back at Ulu Kali. Later after hearing from Yen that there is a migrant pipit at the mountain top that I review back my pipit photos taken there. Basing on the appearance my deduction is its the one le.
Olive-backed Pipit or Olive Tree Pipit has greenish brown streaked with darker brown above. Supercilium, double wingbar and outer rectrices whitish. Whitish to buff below streaked with dark brown on breast and flanks. Sexes are alike Usually seen singly or pairs. Runs about on the ground in search of food and flies up into trees when disturbed. Flight jerky and undulating. Song lark-like and uttered on the wing, similar to the Tree Pipit, but faster and higher pitched. A single tseep or spek, also similar to the Tree Pipit. They feed on largely Insects but also take grass and weed seeds. The one I saw was hunting for dropped moths at the radar station in the wee morning.
The Olive-backed Pipit, is a stout ie more rounded passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus about 16-17 cm long, which breeds across South, north Central and East Asia, as well as in the northeast of European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia. When visiting Peninsula Malaysia it tends to be at the higher elevation upto 2,800m. Ulu Kali for a fact is about 1,800m above sea level. Paddyfield and Richard's sightings are recorded at lower altitude below 1,500m
This is a very good find. I haven't seen this species for many years now. Well done, Mike!
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