Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Silhouette: Susan Murphy (original photograph), T. Michael Keesey (vectorization) · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus lineiventris (Striped Pipit)
About the Striped Pipit
The striped pipit (Anthus lineiventris) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, which is native to Africa southwards of the equator. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitat is rocky areas in dry to mesic savanna. The striped pipit forms a species complex with the African rock pipit. There are two subspecies: A. l. stygium Clancey, 1952 – Angola, Kenya, DRC, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
A. l. lineiventris Sundevall, 1851 – Botswana, South Africa and Eswatini It is a large pipit, ranging from 17 to 18 centimeters in length and weighing 31-37 grams. The wing coverts have yellow-green edges, and the underparts are olive brown with dark brown streaking. A loud, penetrating, thrush-like song, uttered from a rock or perch.
It feeds on insects and other arthropods, particularly grasshoppers. Striped pipit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Striped Pipit in Tarangire National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 13 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |