Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi), African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus), Cameroon Pipit (Anthus camaroonensis) and Kenya populations of Jackson's Pipit (Anthus latistriatus) have been lumped into Anthus richardi following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Southern populations of Jackson's Pipit (Anthus latistriatus) have been lumped into Anthus similis also following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus).