Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla clara (Mountain Wagtail)
The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Wagtail sighting in Meru National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
📅 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 Mountain Wagtail in Meru National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Wagtail sighting in Meru National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Wagtail in Meru National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Wagtail in Meru National Park in our monthly data.