Systematic and conservation implications of geographic variation in pipits (Anthus: Motacillidae) in New Zealand and some offshore islands

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: FOGGO, M. N., HITCHMOUGH, R. A., DAUGHERTY, C. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1997
• Subjects: Campbell Islands; New Zealand; Antipodes Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04635.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1997.tb04635.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1997.tb04635.x

The New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae occurs as a single species in Europe (as Richard's Pipit), Asia, Africa, New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In the New Zealand region, subspecific status has been accorded to allopatric populations on the mainland (A. n. novaeseelandiae) , on the...