African Rock Pipit (Anthus crenatus)
About the African Rock Pipit
The yellow-tufted pipit or African rock pipit (Anthus crenatus) is a small-sized, passerine bird that is native to South Africa and Lesotho. The yellow-tufted pipit is commonly found in mountain terrain, and they create their habitats in high-altitude shrub-land, grassland, and rocky areas. This species is identified by its brown and gray feathers. The bird has a white-gray eyebrow and yellow markings within its wings and stomach. The call of the yellow-tufted pipit allows the bird to stand out from other pipit species. The bird produces a repeated "whee-tsrreeu" that is loud and high-pitched. The yellow-tufted pipit has a life expectancy ranging from two to three years old.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 138 recordings for this species: 132 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskiirecording
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescensrecording
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosusrecording
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similisrecording
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisrecording
- Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattererirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.