Cape Wagtail

Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
20 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
21 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
23 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
25 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data

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.

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