Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus cervinus (Red-throated Pipit)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Macronyx ameliae
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
📅 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 Red-throated Pipit in Nairobi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Red-throated Pipit sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-throated Pipit in Nairobi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Pipit in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.