Where does the Western Yellow Wagtail live?
Motacilla flava has 2,091,187 records in 157 countries and territories, from 1753 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 2,091,187 records
- 157 places
- 183 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesMotacillidaeMotacilla
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17532026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 426,351 | |
| Spain | 261,177 | |
| France | 191,218 | |
| Denmark | 148,838 | |
| India | 118,162 | |
| United Kingdom | 116,151 | |
| Netherlands | 101,048 | |
| Finland | 92,978 | |
| Norway | 88,920 | |
| Belgium | 81,943 | |
| Germany | 64,330 | |
| Portugal | 48,458 | |
| Israel | 32,566 | |
| Russia | 30,112 | |
| Poland | 29,648 | |
| Taiwan | 23,903 | |
| Türkiye | 21,363 | |
| Greece | 17,288 | |
| Bulgaria | 15,666 | |
| Estonia | 14,046 | |
| Kenya | 9,171 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 8,977 | |
| Italy | 8,784 | |
| Ukraine | 8,347 | |
| Austria | 7,488 | |
| Morocco | 7,128 | |
| Czechia | 7,031 | |
| Hungary | 6,956 | |
| Cyprus | 5,791 | |
| Uganda | 5,649 | |
| Romania | 4,840 | |
| Georgia | 4,509 | |
| Ethiopia | 4,339 | |
| Switzerland | 4,084 | |
| Egypt | 3,987 | |
| Senegal | 3,605 | |
| Kuwait | 3,561 | |
| Kazakhstan | 3,291 | |
| Oman | 3,222 | |
| Belarus | 3,007 |
Showing the top 40 of 157 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Motacillidae.
White Wagtail
6,900,983 records
Meadow Pipit
3,376,071 records
Gray Wagtail
2,095,539 records
Tree Pipit
1,610,315 records
Rock Pipit
568,661 records
Cape Wagtail
501,350 records
Water Pipit
423,442 records
White-browed Wagtail
292,282 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.