Mountain Pipit (Anthus hoeschi)
About the Mountain Pipit
The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. Its breeding range is in Lesotho and adjacent South Africa. Its non-breeding range possibly includes Botswana, the DRC, Namibia and Zambia. Its natural overwintering habitat is subtropical or tropical grassland, and it breeds in temperate high altitude grassland in summer. Mountain pipit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.