Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla capensis (Cape Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Macronyx ameliae
Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
📅 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 Cape Wagtail in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Cape Wagtail sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Wagtail in Lake Nakuru National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Cape Wagtail in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.