African pied wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

The African pied wagtail (Motacilla aguimp) is a bird found in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Rivers and lake edges across sub-Saharan Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Motacilla aguimp
Region	Africa
Found in	South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

🏡 Where the African pied wagtail lives

Rivers and lake edges across sub-Saharan Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It bobs its long tail while walking near water.

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Recorded by Stephan Risch (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC532296. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the African pied wagtail

Where does the African pied wagtail live?

The African pied wagtail lives in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Rivers and lake edges across sub-Saharan Africa.

What does the African pied wagtail eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the African pied wagtail endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.