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 Chobe National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Macronyx ameliae
Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
Woodland Pipit
Anthus nyassae
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
📅 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 Chobe National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Yellow Wagtail in Chobe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Western Yellow Wagtail in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.