Anthus australis

Australian Pipit at Fentons Creek, VIC

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Identification history

	Anthus australis	19 Feb 2023	Liam.m
	Anthus richardi? or skylark	8 Dec 2022	KL

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User's notes

nest located on slope of metamorphic ridge, amongst rocks ( see second photo for context). Parent bird pretended to have a broken wing. One of eggs was hatching.

2 comments

Liam.m wrote:

5 Feb 2023

Do you have photos of the parent?

KL wrote:

18 Feb 2023

Hi Liam.m - unfortunately not - but the parent looked like a Richards Pipit

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Location information

Maps Suttons Dam
Places Fentons Creek, VIC

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Nov 2022 09:22 AM Recorded on
KL Recorded by

Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

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

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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