New Zealand Pipit
The New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae is a fairly small bird of open country in Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae.
It was formerly lumped together with the Richard's, African, Mountain and Paddyfield Pipits, in a single species: Richard's Pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae. Some authors split the Australasian Pipit further into two species: Australian Pipit (Anthus australis) in Australia and New Guinea and New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) in New Zealand.
THe NZ pipit can be distinguished form the similar Skylaerd by the larger, wider and longer white patch over its eye.
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