Anthus cervinus, Red-throated Pipit

Passeriformes – Motacillidae

CZEP22-252

Sex: U, age: 1CY (euring: 3), trapped: October, 2022 in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Unfortunatelly, colours on this particular individual are a bit off on the photos. I apologize, I was too tired that day to set up my set-up properly, therefore, I also exceptionally included two photos I took right after I took the bird out of the mist net with my iPhone. Originally, I identified this bird as an A. pratensis but since the very begining I was very aware this bird looked kind of different. Due to the fact that this bird was caught during an Eurobirdwatch event, I did not had much time to inspect it as thoroughly as I would like. But I was suspecting this bird could be also an A. cervinus. I then inspected the photos carefully again and consulted them with my colleagues and the conclusion is A. cervinus. Unfortunatelly, I did not photograph some of the ID criteria very well during my "standardized photo shoot". So I am including the other two photos as they nicely show the slightly red throat and the two dorsal stripes as well as very light edges to coverts and tertials.