Eastern Yellow Wagtail
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
1 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Wilpattu National Park

Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

Insufficient data
Grey Wagtail
LC Endemic

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

Insufficient data
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

40–50% · Likely
Forest Wagtail
LC

Forest Wagtail

Bird

Dendronanthus indicus

10–20% · With luck
Richard's Pipit
LC

Richard's Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus richardi

Insufficient data
Blyth's Pipit
LC

Blyth's Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus godlewskii

Insufficient data
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Terpsiphone paradisi

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

50–60% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Yellow Wagtail at Wilpattu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
6 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
13 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
14 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
16 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
18 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
19 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
20 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
21 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
22 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
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