Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,602
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “African pipit”.