Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus leucophrys (Plain-backed Pipit)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plain-backed Pipit in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Plain-backed Pipit sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 170 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plain-backed Pipit in Lake Mburo National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Plain-backed Pipit in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.