Yellow-breasted Pipit (Hemimacronyx chloris)

Other Names (World)
Yellow-breasted Pipit, Yellow-bellied Pipit, Yellowish-bellied Pipit, Yellow-breasted Longclaw

Family
Motacillidae (Pipits And Wagtails)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lichtenstein, 1842)

Habitat
Submontane, undulating grasslands, favouring lush, almost meadow-like conditions, frequenting areas of tussock and grassy slopes. From 1,400 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Lesotho (B), South Africa (B).

Drakensberg in South Africa (Mpumalanga and western KwaZulu-Natal south to north-eastern Eastern Cape and extreme south-eastern Free State) and eastern and southern Lesotho.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 6,500 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat loss and fragmentation as a result of intense grazing and burning are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs, but forms small flocks outside the breeding season.

Voice
A rapid, staccato 'chip chip chip' and a subdued 'suweep'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Yellow-breasted Pipit (Anthus chloris) [XC519441]
by Frank Lambert from Matatiele reserve highlands, Matatiele Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)

Yellow-breasted Pipit (Anthus chloris) [XC279819]
by Peter Boesman from Wakkerstroom area, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (display flight)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus apparently closely related to Tmetothylacus and Macronyx. Appears, however, much closer to Sharpe's Longclaw (Macronyx sharpei), with which it probably forms a superspecies.

Similar Species
Much larger Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus) has black breast-band.

References
See References.

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