Sokoke Pipit

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Original source: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, ScotlandCamera location
Author: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, ScotlandCamera location

The Sokoke Pipit is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Look for Sokoke Pipit along the sides of the tracks especially in lightly grassed areas and clearings. White-winged Apalis may be found (sometimes with small flocks of other birds) in the mid-canopy of larger more open branched trees. For a very good map of Kenya’s National Parks and National Reserves see Kenyan Safari Guide’s map below, maps are copyright of Kenyalogy. www.kenyalogy.com/eng/parques/parques.html SEE OTHER MAPS ON THIS WEBSITE, ESP MASAI MARA Species seen. More

The Sokoke Pipit (above) eluded us for a while, giving us brief glimpses, with young begging and constantly moving, before one finally cooperated for the group. Additional species included Trumpeter Hornbill, male Sokoke Batis, Pallid Honeyguide, Ashy Flycatcher, two Common Scimitarbill, and Little Sparrowhawk. There was an excellent showing of butterflies with Purple Tips, Diadems, African Blue Tigers, Soldier Commodores, African Jokers, Large-striped Swordtail, Natal Pansy, Mottled Greens (above), Golden-banded Forester, and a couple of charaxes species. More

The Sokoke Pipit (Anthus sokokensis) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Anthus sokokensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. More

Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Endangered Justification This species is listed as Endangered because it has a very small range, within which the total area of its forest habitat is declining owing to clearance for cultivation and intensive charcoal production. More

forest) is home to the rare Sokoke Pipit and the African Crowned eagle. Offshore, the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park hosts a large population of Roseate Terns among the scrub on the low coral Kisite Island. Diani Forest is very close to Diani Beach which is a popular holiday destinantion with a large number of hotels to choose from. Most of the coastal forest strip along the South Coast no longer exists and the forest exists in small, isolated pockets. More

The Sokoke Pipit (Anthus sokokensis) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Sokoke Pipit - Anthus sokokensis Pipit de Sokoke = Pipit de Sokoke Gallery : © Patrick L'Hoir Site web : LE MONDE DE L'ORNITHOLOGIE Order : Passériformes Family : Motacillidae Species : Sokoke Pipit Age : Adult Reference: palh78509 Other pictures Date taken : 2010 Jan Geographic data Country : Kenya (ke) Region : More

Sokoke Pipit - Anthus sokokensis Pipit de Sokoke = Pipit de Sokoke Comment : A small secretive forest floor pipit restricted to Arabuko-Sokoke forest forest remnants in the Shimba hills (Kenya) in Tanzania's Eastern Usambara mountains. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Motacillidae
Genus : Anthus
Species : sokokensis
Authority : van Someren, 1921