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 Wadden Sea National Park
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosus
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 1777 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Yellow Wagtail in Wadden Sea National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Western Yellow Wagtail in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.