Australian Pipit
Anthus australis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus australis (Australian Pipit)
The Australian pipit (Anthus australis) is a fairly small passerine bird of open country in Australia and New Guinea. It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Pipit sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 105 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Australian Pipit in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Pipit sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 105 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Australian Pipit in Ningaloo Marine Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Australian Pipit in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.