African Rock Pipit

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Rock Pipit at stays in or beside Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Karoo National Park and Swartberg Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The African Rock Pipit is most recorded in Eastern Cape (42% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (22% of records), Northern Cape (15% of records), based on 79 iNaturalist observations. 17 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the African Rock Pipit on site or nearby.

The African Rock Pipit is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Karoo National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Swartberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The African Rock Pipit (Anthus crenatus) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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.