bird · Passeriformes · Motacillidae

Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 — also called Wells's wagtail. Occurrence records of the Cape Wagtail are shared on GBIF from around 384 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (7 300 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMotacillidae

384reserves with records

131 219records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis) — Photo: Joachim Huber · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	7 300
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	6 036
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	5 165
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4 041
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3 230
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2 611
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	2 588
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 486
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 484
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 988
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 986
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	1 972
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	1 789
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 748
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	1 670
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 503
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 433
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 423
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 381
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 363
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 359
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 350
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 332
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 264
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 261
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	1 236
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 196
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 187
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 164
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 160
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 098
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 071
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 065
Burman BushProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 060
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 037
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	1 000
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	987
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	986
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	979
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	949
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	858
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	849
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	841
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	836
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	829
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	828
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	795
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	790
The WaterberryNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	785
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	749
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	744
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	718
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	711
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	704
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	682
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	674
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	649
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	649
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	649
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	646

and 324 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 130 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 74 reserves
Eastern Cape: 54 reserves
Gauteng: 47 reserves
North West: 20 reserves
Free State: 18 reserves
Mpumalanga: 18 reserves
Northern Cape: 13 reserves
Limpopo: 10 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Scientific name: Motacilla capensis
GBIF taxon: 2490296
Wikidata: Q386467

More of the Motacillidae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.