How big is a Short-tailed Pipit?

The Short-tailed Pipit is a small sized bird weighing about 15 g.

Where can you see a Short-tailed Pipit?

The Short-tailed Pipit occurs in 7 countries, including South Africa, Gabon, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.

What birds look similar to a Short-tailed Pipit?

The Short-tailed Pipit is most easily confused with the Pampas Pipit, the Sokoke Pipit and the Malindi Pipit.

Is the Short-tailed Pipit endangered?

The Short-tailed Pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Short-tailed Pipit

Anthus brachyurus

Wagtails and Pipits · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Short-tailed Pipit (Anthus brachyurus) is a legendary wagtails and pipit found in 7 countries, weighing about 15 g. The short-tailed pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

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Short-tailed Pipit (Anthus brachyurus), photo 1 — Photo: Ren Hathway · CC BY 4.0

Short-tailed Pipit (Anthus brachyurus), photo 2 — Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain

Short-tailed Pipit (Anthus brachyurus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Short-tailed Pipit

The short-tailed pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

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Where it lives

South Africa Gabon Mozambique Uganda Zambia Lesotho

Recorded as a rare visitor in Congo - Kinshasa.

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Short-tailed Pipit look like?: The short-tailed pipit is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
How big is a Short-tailed Pipit?: The Short-tailed Pipit is a small sized bird weighing about 15 g.
Where can you see a Short-tailed Pipit?: The Short-tailed Pipit occurs in 7 countries, including South Africa, Gabon, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.
What birds look similar to a Short-tailed Pipit?: The Short-tailed Pipit is most easily confused with the Pampas Pipit, the Sokoke Pipit and the Malindi Pipit.
Is the Short-tailed Pipit endangered?: The Short-tailed Pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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