Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Rosy Pipit
Anthus roseatus
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 Keoladeo National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Grey Wagtail sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 518 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Wagtail in Keoladeo National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Grey Wagtail in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.