Australasian Pipit

(Anthus novaeseelandiae) “The Australasian pipit is a fairly small passerine bird of open country in Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. It belongs to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of South Gippsland

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Crested Pigeon

(Ocyphaps lophotes) “The crested pigeon is a bird found widely throughout mainland Australia except for the far northern tropical areas. Only two Australian pigeon species possess an erect crest, the crested pigeon and the spinifex pigeon. The crested pigeon is the larger of the two species.” – Wikipedia Back to…

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Brown Gerygone

(Gerygone mouki) “The brown gerygone, previously known as the brown warbler, is a small passerine bird native to eastern coastal Australia. The upper parts of the brown gerygone are a deep olive-grey or olive-brown, while its face and underparts are a much paler grey, cream, or washed-out brown.” – Wikipedia…

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