Apparently a small percentage of our local American Pipits have pale legs
also. A. japonicus differs also in plumage characters.

Gene.

On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, brian sharp wrote:

> Some American pipits have pink legs. Does anyone know
> their taxonomic status? I understand these may be a good species ("Anthus
> japonicus"), as leg color in pipits and other taxa is a pretty
> conservative character. They are apparently seen on the west coast. I
> noticed that they also showed up at Cape Thompson, Alaska, later in the
> summer, but may have been present but overlooked earlier in the breeding
> season too.
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> Brian Sharp
> ecopers at teleport.COM
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