Anthus australis

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Australian Pipit at Fentons Creek, VIC

Anthus australis at Fentons Creek, VIC - suppressed

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

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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.

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Liam.m

5 Feb 2023

Do you have photos of the parent?

18 Feb 2023

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

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Location information

Places Fentons Creek, VIC

Sighting information

1 Abundance
KL Recorded by
Yes Nesting site

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Species information

Anthus australis Scientific name
Australian Pipit Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1955m Recorded at altitude
Synonyms
Anthus novaeseelandiae

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Quality score 7 / 7

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