White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla alba (White Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Great Tit
Parus major
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
📅 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 White Wagtail in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a White Wagtail sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 1246 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Wagtail in Sierra Nevada National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for White Wagtail in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.