Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla tschutschensis (Eastern Yellow Wagtail)
The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. It was formerly usually classified as a subspecies of the western yellow wagtail, but was split from it in 2003 when genetic data showed this classification to be paraphyletic with respect to the citrine wagtail. It breeds in the eastern Palearctic and Alaska and migrates to South Asia and Australia. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Common Raven
Corvus corax
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Yellow Wagtail at Katmai National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 6 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 20 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 21 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 22 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |