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Where to see the Long-billed Pipit in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Long-billed Pipit at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Anthus similis · Least Concern

Long-billed Pipit
Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning

Planning a trip

When and where to find the Long-billed Pipit

Hosts have recorded the Long-billed Pipit at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Self-drive
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • Stays in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

IUCN Red List

Least Concern

Species

Anthus similis

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Long-billed Pipit on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Long-billed Pipit in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Long-billed Pipit at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park and other reserves. 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.

What is the conservation status of the Long-billed Pipit?

The Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Long-billed Pipit?

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.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Long-billed Pipit

Every stay on the Long-billed Pipit page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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