Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla capensis (Cape Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Nicholson's Pipit
Anthus nicholsoni
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Dusky Sunbird
Cinnyris fuscus
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Pale-winged Starling
Onychognathus nabouroup
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
📅 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 49% of visitor-days record a Cape Wagtail sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 611 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Wagtail in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Cape Wagtail in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.