Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on Ren Hathway's illustration · PhyloPic

African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on Ren Hathway's illustration · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
SpeciesMotacilla aguimp (African Pied Wagtail)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

3 Verified sightings at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park From 2019 to 2026

18,807 Verified sightings across all 50 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the African Pied Wagtail

The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. A striking black and white wagtail with black upperparts contrasting with white underparts, it has a white supercilium and a white patch in the folded wing. Juvenile birds are greyer, while birds of the nominate subspecies show grey flanks. They are 20 cm (7.9 in) long.

The African pied wagtail is found in sub-Saharan Africa from the Eastern Cape north to extreme southern Egypt and from Guinea to western Eritrea and Somalia. It is a vagrant to Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mauritania,Uganda and the Western Cape.

The African pied wagtail inhabits subtropical or tropical, seasonally wet or flooded, lowland grassland, rivers, and sometimes freshwater marshes. In some areas, it is commensal with humans in towns and villages. In Malawi, African pied wagtails start breeding before the rains and continue to breed into the rainy season; they breed during six months, peaking in March and October. Both the males and females participate in nest building, but only the females incubate, and both sexes feed the young. The mean... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Motacilla cinerea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Motacilla capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Anthus cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anthus vaalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Macronyx capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Plocepasser mahali

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Philetairus socius

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis nitens

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Laniarius atrococcineus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bradornis mariquensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Sporopipes squamifrons

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~50%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~50%
4	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~50%
5	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~50%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~50%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~50%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~40%
9	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~40%
10	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~40%
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~40%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
15	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~30%
16	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
17	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
18	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
19	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
20	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
22	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~30%
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
24	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
25	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
28	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
29	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
31	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
33	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
34	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
35	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
36	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
37	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
38	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
39	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
40	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
41	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
42	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
44	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
45	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
46	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
47	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
48	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
49	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
50	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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African Pied Wagtail

About the African Pied Wagtail

Recent sightings of African Pied Wagtail in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found