African Rock Pipit
Anthus crenatus Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870
Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
African Rock Pipit, Anthus crenatus, is a passerine in the wagtail and pipit family that breeds in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. It was described by Finsch and Hartlaub in 1870. It is associated with mountain terrain, where it occurs in high-altitude shrubland, grassland and rocky places. The bird is also known as the yellow-tufted pipit. Its distinguishing feature is the yellow marking on the wings and stomach, together with a white-grey eyebrow.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
- Breeding range
- Africa: South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland
