olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)Indian pipit or Hodgson's pipit

olive-backed pipit
 (Anthus hodgsoni)
Indian pipit or Hodgson's pipit
Zuluk
Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary
Old silk route
East Sikkim
April 22
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This  is a small passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia. 
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 alike.
 Seen singly or pairs. Runs about on the ground in search of food and flies up into trees when disturbed.

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