African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840

15–17 cmLength32 gWeight

The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

African Pipit has been recorded at 392 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 21 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nairobi NPKenya1,101 records
Strandfontein WTPSouth Africa814 records
Amboseli NPKenya751 records

More places

Rietvlei NRSouth Africa636 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania623 records
Macaneta – Wetland, dune forests and coastMozambique554 records
Marievale Bird SanctuarySouth Africa412 records
Lake Nakuru NPKenya355 records
Avis DamNamibia328 records
Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya319 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Mozambique Namibia Botswana Zambia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It is also known as the grassveld pipit or grassland pipit. It was formerly lumped together with the Richard's, Australian, mountain and paddyfield pipits in a single species, Richard's pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), but is now often treated as a species in its own right.

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