Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
📅 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 Grey Wagtail in Vatnajokull National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Grey Wagtail sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Wagtail in Vatnajokull National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Grey Wagtail in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.