African rock pipit

The African rock pipit (Anthus crenatus), also known as the yellow-tufted pipit, is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in the high-altitude, rocky grasslands of South Africa and Lesotho.[2]

African rock pipit
Specimen, NBC

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Anthus
Species:
A. crenatus
Binomial name
Anthus crenatus

Taxonomy and Systematics

The African rock pipit forms a superspecies with the striped pipit.

Description

The African rock pipit is a uniformly brown pipit with a compact body shape. Its wing coverts have a yellow-green edge. It can be located through its distinctive two-note call.[3]

Ecology

It feeds on insects, spiders, and occasionally seeds.[3]

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References
  1. BirdLife International. 2018. Anthus crenatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22718452A131983712. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718452A131983712.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2018.
  2. "Anthus crenatus (African Rock Pipit, Yellow-tufted Pipit)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2009). Complete photographic guide birds of Southern Africa. Struik Nature.


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