Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Nilgiri Pipit
Anthus nilghiriensis
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
📅 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 Grey Wagtail in Eravikulam National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Grey Wagtail sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Wagtail in Eravikulam National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Grey Wagtail in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.