Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusDendronanthus (Forest Wagtails)
- SpeciesDendronanthus indicus (Forest Wagtail)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Wagtail sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Forest Wagtail are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 Forest Wagtail in Periyar National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Wagtail sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Forest Wagtail in Periyar National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Forest Wagtail in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.