Passeriformes / Motacillidae / Motacilla

Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Sean Hartnett · CC_BY_4_0

Motacilla capensis capensis

western and southern Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and western and southern Mozambique
Motacilla capensis simplicissima

Angola and northeastern Namibia (Caprivi Strip) to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Botswana, and northwestern Zimbabwe
Motacilla capensis wellsi

highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and Kenya

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.