How big is a Golden Pipit?

The Golden Pipit is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.

Where can you see a Golden Pipit?

The Golden Pipit occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia.

What birds look similar to a Golden Pipit?

The Golden Pipit is most easily confused with the Short-billed Pipit, the Pangani Longclaw and the Nilgiri Pipit.

Is the Golden Pipit endangered?

The Golden Pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Golden Pipit

Tmetothylacus tenellus

Wagtails and Pipits · Passeriformes · Rare

The Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus) is a rare wagtails and pipit found in 5 countries, weighing about 20 g. The golden pipit is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesgrasslandcup nest20 g

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 1 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 2 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 3 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 4 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 5 — Photo: Adrien Jailloux · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 6 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 7 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 8 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 9 — Photo: Alan Manson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus), photo 10 — Photo: Alan Manson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Golden Pipit

The golden pipit 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.

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Where it lives

Kenya South Africa Tanzania Ethiopia Somalia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, June, July, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Golden Pipit look like?: The golden pipit is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa.
How big is a Golden Pipit?: The Golden Pipit is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.
Where can you see a Golden Pipit?: The Golden Pipit occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia.
What birds look similar to a Golden Pipit?: The Golden Pipit is most easily confused with the Short-billed Pipit, the Pangani Longclaw and the Nilgiri Pipit.
Is the Golden Pipit endangered?: The Golden Pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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