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 Table Mountain National Park
Nicholson's Pipit
Anthus nicholsoni
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Orange-throated Longclaw
Macronyx capensis
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
Olive Thrush
Turdus olivaceus
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Plain-backed Pipit sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 163 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plain-backed Pipit in Table Mountain National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Plain-backed Pipit in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.