
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.
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.
Curve from 538 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Plain-backed Pipit is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
538 records, iNaturalist
10+ results in the Western Cape
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Plain-backed Pipit at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve.
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Anthus leucophrys
Records
538
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Plain-backed Pipit on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Plain-backed Pipit at stays in or beside Gondwana Game 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 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. 18 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Plain-backed Pipit on site or nearby.
The Plain-backed 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. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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.