Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla flava (Western Yellow Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Aigüestortes National Park
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Great Tit
Parus major
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Yellow Wagtail in Aigüestortes National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Yellow Wagtail in Aigüestortes National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Western Yellow Wagtail in Aigüestortes National Park in our monthly data.