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Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus (Cabanis, 1878)
20 gWeight
The golden pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus) is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa.
Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Golden Pipit has been recorded at 39 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Buffalo Springs NRKenya204 records
- Samburu NRKenya193 records
- Tsavo East NPKenya140 records
More places
- Tsavo East NP – Southern SectionKenya137 records
- Shaba NRKenya107 records
- Tsavo West NPKenya74 records
- Sabaki River EstuaryKenya63 records
- Buffalo Springs NR – Samburu Simba LodgeKenya44 records
- Amboseli NPKenya43 records
- Tsavo West NP – Kilaguni LodgeKenya37 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 golden pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus) is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and has occurred as a vagrant to Oman, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Questions
How big is the Golden Pipit?
The Golden Pipit weighs around 20 g.
Where does the Golden Pipit live?
Its breeding range: Africa: Somalia to southeastern South Sudan and central Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Is the Golden Pipit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Golden Pipit as Least Concern.
What does the Golden Pipit eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Golden Pipit in?
It belongs to the family Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 20 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 82 mm
- Tail
- 57 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 26 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: Somalia to southeastern South Sudan and central Tanzania
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae
- Genus
- Tmetothylacus
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