Anthus australis

1 Australian Pipit at Kowen, ACT

Anthus australis at Kowen, ACT - 27 Dec 2020
Anthus australis at Kowen, ACT - 27 Dec 2020
Anthus australis at Kowen, ACT - 27 Dec 2020
Anthus australis at Kowen, ACT - 27 Dec 2020
Anthus australis at Kowen, ACT - 27 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Anthus australis 2 Jan 2021 natureguy
Anthus australis 31 Dec 2020 BIrdsinCanberra

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There was also a pair of Australasian Pipits as I approached the Glenburn homestead. One of them had caught a rather juicy-looking caterpillar but had not eaten the insect. Even though it held the caterpillar in its beak the bird continued searching on the ground.

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  • Anthus australis Scientific name
  • Australian Pipit Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1955m Recorded at altitude
  • 180 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Anthus novaeseelandiae

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