Limethang Road to Yongkola
Credit: Ron Knight

North American field guide

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Also known as:Olive Tree-Pipit

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Identification

Field notes

17 cm (6-7") Rare. Aleutians. Strays from Asia.

Faintly streaked grayish-green upperparts. Light eyebrow stripe. Throat and breast are buffy. Breast has large spots. White belly. Pink feet. Similar Water Pipit has dark feet.

Song: buzzy "tsee" call.

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Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Olive-Backed Pipit

1 rule
Rule 1 14 criteria confidence 1
What colour were the LEGS or FEET ?
White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Unknown
What colour were the WINGS ?
Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?
Light outer edge or corners · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?
White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?
Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail) · Spotted or mottled · Barred crosswise (from side to side) · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?
Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?
Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?
Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?
Short · Medium · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?
Light area between the bill and the eye · Light area running up the side of the neck or head · Sideburn stripe running down beneath the eye · Dark area behind, under, through or around the eye · Crest of feathers on top of the head · Ear "tufts" or horns · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?
Sparrow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?
Warbler-like · Sparrow-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?
Northwestern Canada or United States
result:746-olive-backed-pipit:1:1 Source: 746 Olive-Backed Pipit, row 1