Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla clara (Mountain Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Bush Pipit
Anthus caffer
Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Yellow-breasted Pipit
Anthus chloris
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 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 Mountain Wagtail in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Mountain Wagtail sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Wagtail in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Wagtail in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.