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 Tsavo West National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Bush Pipit
Anthus caffer
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
📅 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 Tsavo West National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Yellow Wagtail in Tsavo West National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Western Yellow Wagtail in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.