New Zealand Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) New Zealand Pipit
The New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) 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 novaeseelandiae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- New Zealand Pipit
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Anthus novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
- Anthus novaeseelandiae chathamensis
- Anthus novaeseelandiae aucklandicus
- Anthus novaeseelandiae steindachneri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda novae Seelandiae
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Queen Charlotte's Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.799
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Long-legged Pipit
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Plain-backed Pipit
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African Pipit
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