Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
📅 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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Grey Wagtail sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Wagtail in Hortobágy National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Grey Wagtail in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.