Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusAnthus (Pipits)
- SpeciesAnthus vaalensis (Buffy Pipit)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Pipit sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buffy Pipit in Hwange National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Pipit sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buffy Pipit in Hwange National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Buffy Pipit in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.