Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla flava (Western Yellow Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Macronyx ameliae
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
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 Western Yellow Wagtail in Nairobi National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Yellow Wagtail in Nairobi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Western Yellow Wagtail in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.