Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Australasian Pipit

Anthus novaeseelandiae

Description:

10-15 cm tall.It is a slender bird, 16 to 19 cm long, and weighs about 40 grams. The plumage is pale brown above with dark streaks. The underparts are pale with streaks on the breast. There is a pale stripe over the eye and dark malar and moustachial stripes. The long tail has white outer-feathers and is often wagged up and down. The legs are long and pinkish-brown while the bill is slender and brownish. It has a sparrow-like chirruping call and a drawn-out "tswee" call.

Habitat:

Grassland, farmland, roadsides, dry river beds, sand dunes and open woodland

1 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Australasian Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian Pipit


Sign in to suggest organism ID

1 Comment

gary.kewish
gary.kewish 11 years ago

Thank you liam

gary.kewish
Spotted by
gary.kewish

4671, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on May 2, 2012
Submitted on Jul 5, 2012

Related Spottings

Anthus pratensis Meadow pipit Water Pipit Water Pipit

Nearby Spottings

Zebra Finch Wonga Pigeon Australian Magpie Emu
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team