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Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Vieillot, 1818
Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
Australian Pipit, Anthus australis, is a bird of open country in Australia and New Guinea, placed in the family Motacillidae. It is a slender pipit with a long tail, and the outer tail feathers are white. The upperparts are pale brown and marked with dark streaks, while the underparts are pale with streaking on the breast. A pale line runs above the eye, and darker stripes show on the face. Its legs are long and pinkish-brown, and the bill is slim and brownish.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Australia and e New Guinea
