Anthus similis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The long-billed pipit or brown rock pipit (Anthus similis) is a passerine bird which has a wide distribution. A number of subspecies have been created for the populations in Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia. The systematics of this complex is yet to be clarified. Most birds are residents or short distance migrants.
This is a complex group with several similar looking birds with very disjunct distributions and the exact patterns of phylogeny are yet to be determined. Several subspecies that were formerly placed within this species have been raised to full species status.
The wood pipit (Anthus nyassae), an inhabitant of miombo woodland in south-central Africa, was formerly treated as a subspecies of this bird but is now usually regarded as a separate species. Some authorities also split Bannerman's pipit (Anthus (similis) bannermani), a bird of mountain grassland in West Africa. The Nicholson's pipit is a recently split non-migratory species from southern Africa.
The nominate race was described by Thomas C. Jerdon in 1840 from peninsular India. This form occurs along the Western Ghats and into the Nilgiris and Palni Hills. A darker race... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | |
| 2 | Ramallah | 🇵🇸 Palestine | |
| 3 | Jodhpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Ludhiana | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 8 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Pipit sighting in Freetown on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 67th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Pipit in Freetown on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Freetown's wettest months, with about 400 mm of rain against almost none in January. March–April, July–August and October–November have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-billed Pipit sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Long-billed Pipit sightings, Freetown has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Ramallah (Palestine, under 5%) and Jodhpur (India, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Long-billed Pipit that you can see in Freetown (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 50%), Pied Crow (about 50%) and African Thrush (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-billed Pipit is recorded against all the birds logged in Freetown (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
