New Zealand Pipit vs Richard's Pipit

New Zealand Pipit

Anthus novaeseelandiae

Small24 gGrassland

It is a slender bird, 16 to 19 cm long, and weighs about 40 grams. The plumage is pale brown above with dark streaks. The underparts are pale with streaks on the breast. There is a pale stripe over the eye and dark malar and moustachial stripes. The long tail has white outer-feathers and is often wagged up and down. The legs are long and pinkish-brown while the bill is slender and brownish.

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Photo: (c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · cc-by

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Small32 gGrassland

This is a large pipit, 17–20 cm in length, with a weight of 25–36 g and a wingspan of 29 to 33 cm. It is a slender bird which often stands very upright. It has long yellow-brown legs, a long tail with white outer-feathers and a long dark bill with a yellowish base to the lower mandible. The hindclaw is long and fairly straight. It is an undistinguished-looking species on the ground, mainly brown above and pale below. There are dark streaks on the upperparts and breast while the belly and flanks are plain.

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Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Flight call · Vains, Manche, Normandie, France · CC0

Photo: Børge Mørkve-Simonsen|David Kobbevik · CC BY 4.0

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