Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Anthus novaeseelandiae [novaeseelandiae, reischekim chathamensis or aucklandicus]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Neuseeland Spornpieper
English: New Zealand Pipit [novaeseelandiae or reischeki]
Spanish: Bisbita de Richard
French: Pipit de Nouvelle-Zélande (reischeki), Pipit de Nouvelle-Zélande [novaeseelandiae ou reischeki]
Italian: Calandro maggiore della Nuova Zelanda
Scientific: Alauda novae Seelandiae, Anthus novaeseelandiae [novaeseelandiae or reischeki], Anthus novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae, Anthus novaeseelandiae reischeki, Anthus novaezealandiae reischeki
Dutch: Grote pieper