Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) is a small passerine bird, easily identified in the breeding season by their brick red face and throat.
It has heavily streaked brown above, with whitish mantle stripes, and with black markings on a white background below. The tail is black with white outer tail feathers. Its flight is strong and direct.
The bird nests in the ground on a hummock in a marsh. Usually four to six eggs are laid. Red-throated Pipit is insectivorous and also eats seeds.
The bird can be spotted in Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal.
