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title: "Mountain Wagtail"
description: "Motacilla clara — Uccelli. The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/mountain-wagtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mountain Wagtail

> Motacilla clara — Uccelli. The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Motacilla clara*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 763
- Wikidata: [Q1055827](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1055827)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13704](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13704)

## Names

- en: Mountain Wagtail
- de: Langschwanzstelze
- es: Lavandera Clara
- fr: Bergeronnette à longue queue
- pt: Alvéola-rabilonga
- pl: Pliszka jasna

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (353), TZ (84), KE (75), ET (54), MW (40), UG (38), ZW (29), ZM (11), GA (10), AO (5), GN (5), SZ (5)

## Summary

The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa.

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

## Photo

![Mountain Wagtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mountain-wagtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Innes Buchner · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104538145

## Machine access

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