Cape Wagtail

Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
20 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
21 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
23 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
25 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Wagtail in Volcanoes National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Cape Wagtail sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 254 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Wagtail in Volcanoes National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Cape Wagtail in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.

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