Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus vaalensis (Buffy Pipit)
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
📅 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 Mana Pools National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Buffy Pipit sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Buffy Pipit in Mana Pools National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Buffy Pipit in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.