Australian Pipit
Anthus australisVieillot, LJP, 1818
English (US) Australian Pipit
The Australian Pipit (Anthus australis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Anthus australis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Australian Pipit
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus australis exiguus
- Anthus australis rogersi
- Anthus australis bilbali
- Anthus australis australis
- Anthus australis bistriatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1818
- Type locality
- Sydney, New South Wales.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.501
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Plain-backed Pipit
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African Pipit
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Richard's Pipit
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