Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla capensis (Cape Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Orange-throated Longclaw
Macronyx capensis
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Nicholson's Pipit
Anthus nicholsoni
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
📅 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 Garden Route National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Cape Wagtail sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 508 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Wagtail in Garden Route National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cape Wagtail in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.