Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusTmetothylacus (Golden Pipits)
- SpeciesTmetothylacus tenellus (Golden Pipit)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pipit sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 182 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Bush Pipit
Anthus caffer
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden Pipit in Tsavo West National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pipit sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 182 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden Pipit in Tsavo West National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Golden Pipit in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.