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 Periyar National Park
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
📅 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 Periyar National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Yellow Wagtail in Periyar National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Western Yellow Wagtail in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.