African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla aguimp (African Pied Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Macronyx ameliae
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
📅 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 African Pied Wagtail in Amboseli National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a African Pied Wagtail sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 245 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Pied Wagtail in Amboseli National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for African Pied Wagtail in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.