Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla capensis (Cape Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
📅 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 Cape Wagtail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Cape Wagtail sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 252 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Wagtail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cape Wagtail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.