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Golden Pipit

Tmetothylacus tenellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
310 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
April 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pipit sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 310 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

5–10% · With luck
Grassveld Pipit
LC

Grassveld Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cinnamomeus

5–10% · With luck
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Pipit
LC

Long-billed Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus similis

<5% · Rare
Pangani Longclaw
LC

Pangani Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx aurantiigula

<5% · Rare
Tawny Pipit
LC

Tawny Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus campestris

Insufficient data
Red-throated Pipit
LC

Red-throated Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cervinus

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

70–80% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

70–80% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
LC

Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser donaldsoni

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
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 Samburu National Reserve?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pipit sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 310 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden Pipit in Samburu National Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Golden Pipit in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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