---
title: "African Pied Wagtail"
description: "Motacilla aguimp — Birds. The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/african-pied-wagtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Pied Wagtail

> Motacilla aguimp — Birds. The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

- Scientific name: *Motacilla aguimp*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 5764
- Wikidata: [Q530069](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q530069)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13701](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13701)

## Names

- en: African Pied Wagtail
- de: Witwenstelze
- es: Lavandera africana
- fr: Bergeronnette pie
- pt: Alvéola-branca-africana
- pl: Pliszka srokata

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2173), KE (1009), TZ (559), UG (362), ZM (307), ZW (172), MW (158), RW (114), BW (107), NA (78), GH (75), GA (43)

## Summary

The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_pied_wagtail

## Photo

![African Pied Wagtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-pied-wagtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35238953

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-pied-wagtail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).