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Anthus sokokensis

Photo by Steve G. Location: Arabuko forest

Photo by Steve G. Location: Arabuko forest

Identification

Shows heavy black-streaking of both upper & underparts.

Distribution

Taxonomy

Habitat

A small forest pipit which favours dense stands of evergreen forest dominated by Afzelia trees. Sokoke Pipit can also be found in adjacent Brachystegia woodland where it is much less common. Both these types of woodland are under considerable pressure from logging & forest clearance.

Behaviour

The birds we found were either single birds or pairs -the latter maintaining contact with high-pitched calls. Our birds walked briskly across the leaf-litter of the forest floor tossing leaves aside like small thrushes. On a few occasions we saw these pipits eat small snails which they deftly removed from their shells.

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