African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla aguimp (African Pied Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
📅 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 African Pied Wagtail in Volcanoes National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a African Pied Wagtail sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 323 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Pied Wagtail in Volcanoes National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Pied Wagtail in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.