African Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840
Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
African Pipit, Anthus cinnamomeus, breeds across eastern, central and southern Africa and was described by Rüppell in 1840. It is a passerine in the Motacillidae family, and it is also called the grassveld pipit or grassland pipit. It lives in grassland and fields, and its range includes south-western Arabia. The bird is slender and stands upright. Its plumage is buffy-brown above with darker streaking, while the underparts are white or pale buff. The face shows a pale line above the eye and a dark stripe below it, and the outer tail feathers are white.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
- Breeding range
- Africa: e, c, s
