Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
About the Cape Wagtail
The Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis), also known as Wells's wagtail, is a small insectivorous bird which is widespread in southern Africa. It frequents water's edge, lawns and gardens. It is a mostly resident, territorial species, but has been known to undertake limited altitudinal migration or form flocks outside of the breeding season. Like other wagtails they are passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 92 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimprecording
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreolarecording
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensisrecording
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerearecording
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavarecording
- White WagtailMotacilla albarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.