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Golden Pipit

Tmetothylacus tenellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
5 Verified records at Kruger National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. The adult male, unlike most pipits, is very easy to identify. It is yellow below and yellow in the wings. From the front the yellow throat and breast with the dark band does resemble the yellow-throated longclaw or Pangani longclaw, but neither have yellow wings (very obvious in flight) and both have a black line in the face. The female golden pipit is a fairly typical brown pipit but has a yellow underside to the wing. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pipit sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

30–40% · Possible
Grassveld Pipit
LC

Grassveld Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cinnamomeus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-throated Longclaw
LC

Yellow-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx croceus

5–10% · With luck
Cape Wagtail
LC

Cape Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla capensis

<5% · Rare
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

Insufficient data
Bush Pipit
LC

Bush Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus caffer

<5% · Rare
Plain-backed Pipit
LC

Plain-backed Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus leucophrys

<5% · Rare
Buffy Pipit
LC

Buffy Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus vaalensis

<5% · Rare
Striped Pipit
LC

Striped Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus lineiventris

<5% · Rare
Mountain Wagtail
LC

Mountain Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla clara

<5% · Rare
Orange-throated Longclaw
LC

Orange-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx capensis

<5% · Rare
Nicholson's Pipit

Nicholson's Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus nicholsoni

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden Pipit in Kruger National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pipit sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden Pipit in Kruger National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Golden Pipit in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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