Pihoihoi - New Zealand pipit - Anthus novaeseelandiae
A bird patrolling the beach at Birdlings Flat, Canterbury, New Zealand.
At risk/declining, the New Zealand pipit is a small brown-and-white songbird that resembles a lark, but has longer legs, and walks rather than hops. They are birds of open country, including the tideline of beaches, rough pasture, river beds and above the tree-line. Pipits are members of the wagtail family, and frequently flick their long tails as they walk. In flight their tails have narrow white sides – a character shared with skylarks, chaffinches, yellowhammers and cirl buntings.
Pihoihoi - New Zealand pipit - Anthus novaeseelandiae
A bird patrolling the beach at Birdlings Flat, Canterbury, New Zealand.
At risk/declining, the New Zealand pipit is a small brown-and-white songbird that resembles a lark, but has longer legs, and walks rather than hops. They are birds of open country, including the tideline of beaches, rough pasture, river beds and above the tree-line. Pipits are members of the wagtail family, and frequently flick their long tails as they walk. In flight their tails have narrow white sides – a character shared with skylarks, chaffinches, yellowhammers and cirl buntings.