Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Initially, I had identified this as the New Zealand Pipit but it appears to be the more commonly occurring Eurasian Skylark. The NZ pipit has a much more prominent supercilium.

Photographed at: Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand on 2016-11-28

Initially, I had identified this as the New Zealand Pipit but it appears to be the more commonly occurring Eurasian Skylark. The NZ pipit has a much more prominent supercilium.

Family: Alaudidae