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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Wagtail sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Pangani Longclaw
Macronyx aurantiigula
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 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 Lake Manyara National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Wagtail sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Wagtail in Lake Manyara National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Wagtail in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.