Anthus caffer
Silhouette: Susan Murphy (original photograph), T. Michael Keesey (vectorization) · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
The bushveld pipit (Anthus caffer), also known as bush pipit or little pipit, is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Image at ADW Bushveld pipit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Pipit sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 412th most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Pipit in Serengeti National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bush 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bush Pipit sightings, Serengeti National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%) and Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, under 5%).
Same genus: Anthus
The closest relatives of the Bush Pipit that you can see in Serengeti National Park (genus Anthus, Pipits) are Grassveld Pipit (about 20%) and Plain-backed Pipit (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bush Pipit is recorded against all the birds logged in Serengeti National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
