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 Ranthambore National Park
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
📅 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 Ranthambore National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Yellow Wagtail in Ranthambore National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Western Yellow Wagtail in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.