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Species profile—Anthus novaeseelandiae (Australasian pipit)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails) → Anthus novaeseelandiae (Australasian pipit)

Photo of Anthus novaeseelandiae (Australasian pipit) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2015
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
Scientific name
Anthus novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789)
Common name
Australasian pipit
Type reference
Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
WildNet taxon ID
1455
Synonym(s)
Anthus australis
Alternate name(s)
Richard's pipit
New Zealand pipit
Australian pipit
groundlark
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1455.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022