White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla alba (White Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
📅 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 White Wagtail in Yala National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a White Wagtail sighting in Yala National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Wagtail in Yala National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for White Wagtail in Yala National Park in our monthly data.