Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
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 Nagarhole National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Grey Wagtail sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 366 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Wagtail in Nagarhole National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Grey Wagtail in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.