bird · Passeriformes · Motacillidae

African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840 — also called Grassveld Pipit, AFPI, African Pipit (African). Occurrence records of the African Pipit are shared on GBIF from around 155 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (3 230 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMotacillidae

155reserves with records

21 087records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) — Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	3 230
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2 077
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 324
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 280
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	931
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	816
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	559
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	553
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	501
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	458
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	427
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	408
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	342
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	342
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	322
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	298
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	263
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	255
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	220
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	219
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	212
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	205
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	193
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	193
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	193
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	188
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	181
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	180
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	170
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	166
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	163
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	161
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	160
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	155
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	138
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	136
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	136
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	111
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	106
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	101
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	101
Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	100
Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	94
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	88
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	85
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	83
Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	79
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	76
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	76
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	76
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	74
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	74
Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	73
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	66
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	66
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	65
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	64
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	63
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	58
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	58

and 95 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 41 reserves
Western Cape: 34 reserves
Gauteng: 22 reserves
Eastern Cape: 19 reserves
Mpumalanga: 12 reserves
Free State: 9 reserves
North West: 8 reserves
Northern Cape: 7 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Scientific name: Anthus cinnamomeus
GBIF taxon: 2490276
Wikidata: Q995602

More of the Motacillidae family

Cape Wagtail African Pied Wagtail Cape Longclaw Yellow-throated Longclaw Mountain Wagtail Plain-backed Pipit Striped Pipit Nicholson's Pipit Buffy Pipit Long-billed Pipit African Rock Pipit Western Yellow Wagtail

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.