Olive-backed Pipit

Characteristics

A greenish-brown bird of the wagtail family. It sometimes wags its tail while walking on the ground. It perches on tree branches, walks on tree branches, and makes movements that are not like wagtails.

As a characteristic of the appearance, the upper surface from the head to the tail is brownish. The belly is white with vertical stripes running from the throat. The base of the legs and beak is pinkish red, and the tip of the beak is blackish. The eyebrows and jawline are white, and there is also a white spot behind the ear feathers. This white spot is the point to distinguish it from the similar Tahibari.

Calls

It flies while calling out "tweetie". In addition, males chirp in rapid voices such as "cho-cho-cho" and "beep-beep".

Ecology

Inhabits fields and grasslands adjacent to forests and forests. They form territories and eat plant seeds as well as insects and spiders. When it senses danger, it takes off, perches on a tree branch, and walks along a branch. The similar tahibari is mainly seen on the ground of fields, and it seems that they fly to another ground in groups when they sense danger.

Habitat

Found in a field in a park in Hachioji city. It seemed that he had approached the oilseed eel without noticing it, so I took a picture of it perched on a tree branch. Here, I was able to film the "horizontal walk" of the binzui (next section).
They seemed to be mating, and after a while they landed on the ground and started looking for food together.

The park we found was close to the park where we had previously photographed Tahibari, so we were able to compare the behavioral differences between the two species. I haven't observed them closely enough, so I can only speak for my impressions, but while the tahiver moves from bright ground to ground in groups of about a dozen, the oilseed flies go back and forth between the ground and trees in pairs.

Video

The video of Olive-backed Pipit.