Where can you see the Plain-backed Pipit in South Africa?

The Plain-backed Pipit is most recorded in Western Cape (41% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (16% of records), Eastern Cape (15% of records), based on 538 iNaturalist observations. 17 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Plain-backed Pipit on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Plain-backed Pipit?

The Plain-backed Pipit is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

Go Birding

Plain-backed Pipit

Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys

The plain-backed pipit or plain pipit ( Anthus leucophrys ) is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Plain-backed Pipit

Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys

The plain-backed pipit or plain pipit ( Anthus leucophrys ) is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotPlain-backed Pipit10+ stays list it on site or nearby

Species insights▾

When to visit

Recorded year-round

Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

Best monthsAny month

Records538 records

Curve from 538 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Where you'll find it

Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Plain-backed Pipit is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

538 records, iNaturalist