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White-browed Wagtail

Motacilla maderaspatensis

Description:

The White-browed Wagtail is the largest species of wagtail at 21 cm length. It is a slender bird, with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. It has black upperparts, head and breast, with a white supercilium and large white wingbar. Unlike White Wagtails it never has white on the forehead. The rest of the underparts are white. The female has the black less intense than in the male. Juveniles are like the females brown-grey where the adult is black.

Habitat:

Usually seen in pairs or small groups near open water. They call often especially in the mornings and are active like most other wagtails. They will perch on the ground as well as on wires or on buildings. The song is long and loud with many different notes. The usual call is a wheezy "wheech". They can fly fairly rapidly for long distances and they fly with a bounding (dipping and rising) flight pattern and have been recorded to travel at the speed of about 40 km/h.

Notes:

@ Kankaria Lake,

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4 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks Anurag,

Anurag
Anurag 12 years ago

Yes, Great spotting!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks Satyen, ,

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Great spotting Sachin.

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Spotted on Mar 22, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012

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