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Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis

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Identification

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Warm buff-brown pipit with prominent white eyebrow and strong dense streaking all over the back; breast is more finely and sparsely marked. Much more well-marked above than other local pipits. Restricted to the southern end of the Western Ghats, where it inhabits open grassy areas at 1000-2300 meters.

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