Golden Pipit
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Golden Pipit

Tmetothylacus tenellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
1 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Grassveld Pipit
LC

Grassveld Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cinnamomeus

20–30% · Possible
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

20–30% · Possible
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

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

Rosy-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx ameliae

5–10% · With luck
Plain-backed Pipit
LC

Plain-backed Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus leucophrys

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-throated Longclaw
LC

Yellow-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx croceus

5–10% · Rare
Mountain Wagtail
LC

Mountain Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla clara

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Pipit
LC

Long-billed Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus similis

<5% · Rare
Tree Pipit
LC

Tree Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus trivialis

<5% · Rare
Pangani Longclaw
LC

Pangani Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx aurantiigula

<5% · Rare
Red-throated Pipit
LC

Red-throated Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cervinus

<5% · Rare
Grey Wagtail
LC Endemic

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Golden Pipit at Ngorongoro Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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