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Birds

White-browed
Wagtail

Least Concern

Stable

White-browed Wagtail

Motacilla maderaspatensis

The White-browed Wagtail is a resident breeder in India and is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It is found in open freshwater wetland habitats.

It is one of the few Motacilla Wagtails that has adapted well to urban habitats and is often found perched on overhead water storages in residential buildings. 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. The rest of the underparts are white. The female has the black coloration less glossy than in the male. Juveniles are brown-grey where the adult is black.

Large Pied Wagtail

Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    ধলাভ্রু খঞ্জন, সাদাভুরু খঞ্জন
  • Gujarati:
    ખંજન
  • Hindi:
    खंजन
  • Malayalam:
    വലിയ വാലുകുലുക്കി
  • Marathi:
    थोरला धोबी
  • Nepali:
    खोले टिकटिके
  • Tamil:
    வரி வாலாட்டிக் குருவி
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
MOTACILLIDAE
Motacilla maderaspatensis

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