Australian Pipit

Australian Pipit

Anthus australis

Not Evaluated
Familia
Motacillidae
Orden
Passeriformes

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The Australian Pipit is a ground-dwelling songbird found in open grasslands and farmland across Australia. It has streaked brown plumage typical of pipits and walks along the ground feeding on insects and seeds. Its taxonomic status has been revised, with some authorities treating it as a distinct species from the Australasian Pipit.

Habitat & Range

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-5

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Familia Motacillidae (Wagtails & Pipits)
Genus Anthus
Especies Anthus australis

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Preguntas frecuentes

How does the Australian Pipit nest?
Nest type: CP. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14 days.
What order and family does the Australian Pipit belong to?
The Australian Pipit (Anthus australis) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Motacillidae.

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