Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Motacillidae
- Genus
- Motacilla
- eBird Code
- capwag1
Vocalizations
Sean Hartnett · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (3)
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Motacilla capensis capensis
western and southern Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and western and southern Mozambique
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Motacilla capensis simplicissima
Angola and northeastern Namibia (Caprivi Strip) to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Botswana, and northwestern Zimbabwe
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Motacilla capensis wellsi
highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and Kenya
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.