The Yellow-breasted Pipit inhabits highland grasslands in southern Africa. Breeding adults are yellow below, with females slightly duller than males.
In breeding plumage, adults have grey-brown, scaled upperparts and bright lemon-yellow underparts, without a black throat band. The female's breast is slightly buffier and less streaked. Non-breeding birds are duller but retain yellow on the central belly and underwing.
During breeding it uses moist, tussocky highland grassland, often with flowers and other forbs. It also makes extended aerial display flights in the breeding season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.