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  7. Australian Pipit

BirdUp · Species

Australian Pipit

Anthus australisVieillot, 1818

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Motacillidae
Genus
Anthus

At a glance

The Australian Pipit is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.

Size
16–19 cm
Conservation status
Least Concern
Origin
Native
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does an Australian Pipit look like?

The Australian Pipit is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long and weighing 20–31 g.

The Australian pipit is a fairly small passerine bird of open country in Australia and New Guinea. It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
16–19 cm
Weight
20–31 g
Wingspan
24 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does an Australian Pipit eat?

The Australian Pipit feeds on primarily insects and other small invertebrates and supplemented with seeds., usually foraging in terrestrial gleaner.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Australian Pipit live in Australia?

The Australian Pipit is native to Australia.

Breeding range
Australia and east New Guinea