Australian Pipit
OccasionalGBIF 12.3·Dongniao Rarity Index8.58
英文名：Australian Pipit（学名：Anthus australis），是雀形目鹡鸰科鹨属的鸟类。体型较小，主要分布在澳大利亚和新几内亚东部的开阔地带，如草甸、农田等。羽毛呈淡褐色，胸部和背部有深色条纹，尾巴较长，飞行时可见明显的白色边缘。
Australian Pipit
16-19 cm. Slender, pale brown 'groundlark': wags longish white-edged tail up/down. Note slender pinkish brown bill; fawn-white eyebrow; fine black streak down side of whitish throat joins fine dark breast-streaks; long, pinkish brown legs. Immature: buffer, more finely marked. Singles, pairs: walks/runs easily, perches on fences, rocks, stumps. Flight fluttering, head raised, tail folded, or depressed and spread; white edges prominent. Courting male, in flight, repeatedly swings up with wings quivering, tail elevated; at each swing, utters high, quavering 'tzweeer'.
- Other name
- Groundlark; Richard's Pipit.
- Similar Species
- Eurasian Skylark, Horsfield's Bushlark, Rufous Songlark.
- Voice
- brisk, splintered 'pith!'; trilled, drawn-out 'tzweeer'.
- Habitat
- grasslands, crops, pastures; roadsides, alpine meadows, open woodlands, coastal dunes, paddocks, golf courses.
- Breeding
- Aug.-Dec.
- Nest
- deep cup of grasses; in shelter of tussock, stone.
- Eggs
- 3-4; grey, buff-white, finely freckled grey, slate-brown.
- Range & Status
- Aust. and Tas. Common; widespread. Sedentary. Also e. Europe, Africa to Asia, Indonesia, PNG, NZ, sub-Antarctic islands.
- Distribution key to races
- 1. Anthus australis rogersi 2. Anthus australis australis 3. Anthus australis bistriatus 4. Anthus australis bilbali
