Golden Pipit
A species of Golden Pipits Scientific name : Tmetothylacus tenellus Genus : Golden Pipits
Golden Pipit, A species of Golden Pipits
Botanical name: Tmetothylacus tenellus
Genus: Golden Pipits
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Description
The golden pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus) is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and has occurred as a vagrant to Oman, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The adult male, unlike most pipits, is very easy to identify. It is yellow below and yellow in the wings. From the front the yellow throat and breast with the dark band does resemble the yellow-throated longclaw or Pangani longclaw, but neither have yellow wings (very obvious in flight) and both have a black line in the face. The female golden pipit is a fairly typical brown pipit but has a yellow underside to the wing. It is gold in colour. 
Size
16 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Golden Pipit's diet mainly consists of small insects and other invertebrates, foraging in grasslands and occasionally from plants or bare ground. It exhibits unique tail wagging while perching, typically seen alone or in pairs, and forms loose flocks when not breeding.
Habitat
Golden Pipit typically inhabits arid and semi-arid regions characterized by light Acacia bushes and scrubby grasslands. This species shows a preference for various savanna ecosystems, commonly found in the plains, including coastal lowlands. Its habitat is marked by openness, often with sparse vegetation and a few scattered bushes.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Wagtails Genus
Golden Pipits Species
Golden Pipit 
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