Grassveld Pipit
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Grassveld Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
47 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. It has some defining characteristics, such as light brown feathers on the head and back, dark brown feathers on the lower back and tail, and a white chest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Grassveld Pipit sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Long-billed Pipit
LC

Long-billed Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus similis

<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
Golden Pipit
LC

Golden Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tmetothylacus tenellus

30–40% · Possible
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

5–10% · With luck
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

<5% · Rare
Pangani Longclaw
LC

Pangani Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx aurantiigula

<5% · Rare
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

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
16 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
17 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
18 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
22 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
23 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
26 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
28 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
29 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
30 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
31 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
32 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
33 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
34 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
35 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
37 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
39 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
40 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
41 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
42 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
43 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
44 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
45 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
46 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
47 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
48 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
49 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
50 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
51 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grassveld Pipit in Samburu National Reserve?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grassveld Pipit sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Grassveld Pipit in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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