White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla alba (White Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Taiwan Yuhina
Yuhina brunneiceps
White-eared Sibia
Heterophasia auricularis
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Steere's Liocichla
Liocichla steerii
Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus
White-whiskered Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron morrisonianum
📅 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 Taroko National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a White Wagtail sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 638 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Wagtail in Taroko National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for White Wagtail in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.