Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla clara (Mountain Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Bush Pipit
Anthus caffer
Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Orange-throated Longclaw
Macronyx capensis
Nicholson's Pipit
Anthus nicholsoni
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Mountain Wagtail sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Wagtail in Kruger National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Wagtail in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.