Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus vaalensis (Buffy Pipit)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Orange-throated Longclaw
Macronyx capensis
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Social Weaver
Philetairus socius
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buffy Pipit in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Buffy Pipit sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Buffy Pipit in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Buffy Pipit in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.