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Mountain Pipit

Anthus hoeschi

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestSmall · 27 g
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 1
Photo: Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 2
Photo: Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 3
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 4
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 5
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 6
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 7
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 8
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 9
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi), photo 10
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

When to see the Mountain Pipit

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mountain Pipit

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Lesotho South Africa

About the Mountain Pipit

The mountain pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Ochre-breasted Pipit (Anthus nattereri) Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattereriThe ochre-breasted pipit is 13.5 to 15 cm (5.3 to 5.9 in) long. Long-legged Pipit (Anthus pallidiventris) Long-legged PipitAnthus pallidiventrisThe long-legged pipit, aptly named for its stilt-like legs and tall body. Wood Pipit (Anthus nyassae) Wood PipitAnthus nyassaeIt is 16-18 centimetres long.

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