• Synonyms Well's Wagtail, Kenya Wagtail
  • Old latin name for bird Motacilla simplicissima, Motacilla capensa, Motacila capensis

Cape Wagtailbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Duet, song, © Lars Lachmann
    Kenya
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © James Lidster
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Cape Wagtail

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion sc, s

Cape Wagtail subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Motacilla capensis capensisw, s Namibia to s Mozambique and South Africa-No
Motacilla capensis simplicissimaAngola and ne Namibia to se DR Congo, Zambia and w Zimbabwe-No
Motacilla capensis wellsie DR Congo and sw Uganda to c Kenya and nw Tanzania-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Kwikkie
AzerbaijaniKap çaydaçapanı
BulgarianКапска стърчиопашка
Catalancuereta del Cap
Chinese海角鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional)南非鶺鴒
Croatianmaslinasta pastirica
Czechkonipas jihoafrický, Konipas kapský
DanishKapvipstjert
DutchKaapse Kwikstaart
EsperantoKablanda motacilo
Estonianlõunavästrik
Finnishsuvantovästäräkki
FrenchBergeronnette du Cap
GermanKapstelze
Hungarianfokföldi billegető
IcelandicNúperla
ItalianBallerina del Capo
Japaneseサメハクセキレイ
Lithuaniankapinė kielė
Norwegianaskeerle
Norwegian NynorskOskeerle
Polishpliszka obrozna, pliszka obrożna
PortugueseAlveola do cabo, Alvéola do Cabo, Alveola-do-cabo, alvéola-do-cabo
RussianКапская трясогузка
SerbianKapska pliska
Slovaktrasochvost bielohrdlý
SpanishLavandera del Cabo, Lavandera de El Cabo
SwahiliTikisa Kusi
Swedishkapärla
TatarКап сиртмәкойрыгы
TsongaMandzedzerekundze
TswanaMokgôrônyane
TurkishKap Kuyruksallayanı
Ukrainianплиска капська
XhosaUmcelu
ZuluumVemve