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African pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a species in the family Motacillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25 g to 33.3 g and live up to 5.42 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the African pipit

Weight
25 g – 33.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.42 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3 – 3.85src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the African pipit live?

Not recorded

What is the African pipit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It is also known as the grassveld pipit or grassland pipit. It was formerly lumped together with the Richard's, Australian, mountain and paddyfield pipits in a single species, Richard's pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), but is now often treated as a species in its own right.

It has some defining characteristics, such as light brown feathers on the head and back, dark brown feathers on the lower back and tail, and a white chest.

From the Wikipedia article “African pipit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=African_pipit&oldid=1380702934), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the African pipit endangered?

The African pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the African pipit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMotacillidae
  6. genusAnthus
  7. SpeciesAnthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • AFPIEnglish
  • Grassveld pipitEnglish
  • Kimberley pipitEnglish
  • Gewone KoesterAfrikaans
  • KimberleykoesterAfrikaans
  • Африканска бъбрицаBulgarian
  • piula africanaCatalan
  • linduška pastvinnáCzech
  • corhedydd AffricaWelsh
  • SavannepiberDanish
  • ZimtspornpieperGerman
  • ZimtpieperGerman
  • afrika pipioEsperanto
  • Bisbita africanoSpanish
  • aafrika niidukiurEstonian
  • ruohikkokirvinenFinnish
  • eteläafrikankirvinenFinnish
  • Pipit africainFrench
  • Riabhóg AfracachIrish
  • פפיון אפריקניHebrew
  • fahéjszínű pityerHungarian
  • Pispola africanaItalian
  • アフリカマミジロタヒバリJapanese
  • afrikinis stepinis kalviukasLithuanian
  • KaneelpieperDutch
  • savannepiplerkeNorwegian
  • świergotek cynamonowyPolish
  • petinha-do-capimPortuguese
  • Африканский конёкRussian
  • ľabtuška africkáSlovak
  • Afrička trepteljkaSerbian
  • afrikansk piplärkaSwedish
  • Afrika İncirkuşuTurkish
  • Kelema-kele-nosiTswana
  • щеврик рудийUkrainian
  • 非洲鷚Chinese
  • 非洲鹨Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the African pipit

Other species in the same genus Anthus.

LC, Least Concern
Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)

Tree pipit

Anthus trivialis

Motacillidae

LC, Least Concern
Tawny pipit (Anthus campestris)

Tawny pipit

Anthus campestris

Motacillidae

LC, Least Concern
Water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

Water pipit

Anthus spinoletta

Motacillidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the African pipit?

An adult African pipit weighs 25 g – 33.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the African pipit endangered?

The African pipit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the African pipit live?

The African pipit has a recorded lifespan of 5.42 years.

What kind of animal is the African pipit?

The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-pipit

MLA

“African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-pipit.

BibTeX
@misc{african_pipit_2026,
  title = {African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-pipit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}