Australian pipit
Anthus australis Vieillot, 1818
Status not recordedsongbirds
The Australian pipit (Anthus australis) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25 g to 33.3 g and live up to 5.42 years.
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Quick facts about the Australian pipit
- Weight
- 25 g – 33.3 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.42 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 14 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.85
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 months
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2.5
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the Australian pipit live?
Not recorded
Is the Australian pipit endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the Australian pipit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMotacillidae
- genusAnthus
- SpeciesAnthus australis Vieillot, 1818
Synonyms Anthus novaeseelandiae australis, Anthus richardi australis
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- Australsk StorpiberDanish
- AustralspornpieperGerman
- aŭstralia pipioEsperanto
- Bisbita australianoSpanish
- austraalia niidukiurEstonian
- australiankirvinenFinnish
- Pipit australFrench
- Calandro australeItalian
- オーストラリアマミジロタヒバリJapanese
- Australinis kalviukasLithuanian
- Australische PieperDutch
- australiapiplerkeNorwegian
- świergotek australijskiPolish
- petinha-australianaPortuguese
- Австралийский конёкRussian
- ľabtuška zemnáSlovak
- australisk piplärkaSwedish
- щеврик австралійськийUkrainian
- 澳洲鹨Chinese
- Pipit d'AustralieFrench
- Pipit d’AustralieFrench
- Pispola australianaItalian
- 澳洲田鷚Chinese
Relatives of the Australian pipit
Other species in the same genus Anthus.

Tree pipit
Anthus trivialis

Meadow pipit
Anthus pratensis

Tawny pipit
Anthus campestris

Red-throated pipit
Anthus cervinus

Water pipit
Anthus spinoletta

Richard's pipit
Anthus richardi
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Australian pipit?
An adult Australian pipit weighs 25 g – 33.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the Australian pipit live?
The Australian pipit has a recorded lifespan of 5.42 years.
What kind of animal is the Australian pipit?
The Australian pipit (Anthus australis) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.
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