African pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a bird found in South Africa and Kenya. Grasslands across Africa south of the Sahara. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Anthus cinnamomeus
Region	Africa
Found in	South Africa and Kenya

🏡 Where the African pipit lives

Grasslands across Africa south of the Sahara.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It walks across open fields, bobbing its tail.

Hear the African pipit

Recorded by Alain Malengreau (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1046899. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the African pipit

Where does the African pipit live?

The African pipit lives in South Africa and Kenya. Grasslands across Africa south of the Sahara.

What does the African pipit eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the African pipit endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.