White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla alba (White Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
📅 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 White Wagtail in Bandipur National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a White Wagtail sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Wagtail in Bandipur National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for White Wagtail in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.