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− | + | [[Image:Cape_Wagtail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Max+Holdt|Max Holdt}} <br /> Kleinmond, Cape, [[South Africa]], December 2004]] | |
− | [[Image:Cape_Wagtail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Max Holdt]] | + | ;[[:Category:Motacilla|Motacilla]] capensis |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | L. 20 cm, Wt. 20 g<br /> | |
− | == | + | *Dull olive grey |
− | + | *Dull off-white below | |
− | == | + | *Blackish breast band |
− | + | *White supercilium | |
+ | *White edges to wing feathers | ||
+ | *Dark grey-brown tail | ||
+ | [[Image:5458Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|GiGi|GiGi}}<br />Cape of Good Hope, [[South Africa]], September 2006]] | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]: [[DRC]], [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] in the north to southern [[South Africa]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | ''Motacilla capensis'' has three subspecies: | ||
+ | *''M. c. wellsi'' | ||
+ | :*South-western [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], eastern [[DRC]] and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
+ | *''M. c. simplicissima'' | ||
+ | :*Southern [[DRC]], [[Zambia]], [[Angola]], Caprivi (north-eastern [[Namibia]]), [[Botswana]] and northwestern [[Zimbabwe]]. | ||
+ | :*Swamp-dwelling form; more olive than nominate, underparts yellowish, dark breast spot rather than breast band. | ||
+ | [[Image:29534Christmas Angel 2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|GarethH|GarethH}}<br />Strand, Western Cape, [[South Africa]], December 2005 ]] | ||
+ | *''M. c. capensis'' | ||
+ | :*[[Namibia]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], [[eSwatini]], and parts of southern [[Mozambique]]. | ||
+ | :* As described under '''Identification'''. | ||
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Almost anywhere where there is water with open ground nearby, from fynbos to forest edge and through alpine grasslands to the Namib Desert. | Almost anywhere where there is water with open ground nearby, from fynbos to forest edge and through alpine grasslands to the Namib Desert. | ||
− | ==Diet== | + | ==Behaviour== |
+ | Gregarious | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
Usually forages by walking purposefully, picking or darting after insects. Also wades through shallow water, picking prey in or over water. Mainly insects, dead or alive, including moths, dragonflies, ants, caterpillars, beetles, mosquitoes and termites. | Usually forages by walking purposefully, picking or darting after insects. Also wades through shallow water, picking prey in or over water. Mainly insects, dead or alive, including moths, dragonflies, ants, caterpillars, beetles, mosquitoes and termites. | ||
− | == | + | ====Breeding==== |
Solitary nester retaining same mate for successive breeding attempts and will attack its reflection in glass or metal during breeding season. Nest has a bulky base built of grasses, weeds, roots, pine needles and seedpods. | Solitary nester retaining same mate for successive breeding attempts and will attack its reflection in glass or metal during breeding season. Nest has a bulky base built of grasses, weeds, roots, pine needles and seedpods. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Motacilla+capensis}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | |
+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Motacilla]] | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 6 October 2022
- Motacilla capensis
Identification
L. 20 cm, Wt. 20 g
- Dull olive grey
- Dull off-white below
- Blackish breast band
- White supercilium
- White edges to wing feathers
- Dark grey-brown tail
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa: DRC, Uganda and Kenya in the north to southern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Motacilla capensis has three subspecies:
- M. c. wellsi
- M. c. simplicissima
- M. c. capensis
- Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, and parts of southern Mozambique.
- As described under Identification.
Habitat
Almost anywhere where there is water with open ground nearby, from fynbos to forest edge and through alpine grasslands to the Namib Desert.
Behaviour
Gregarious
Diet
Usually forages by walking purposefully, picking or darting after insects. Also wades through shallow water, picking prey in or over water. Mainly insects, dead or alive, including moths, dragonflies, ants, caterpillars, beetles, mosquitoes and termites.
Breeding
Solitary nester retaining same mate for successive breeding attempts and will attack its reflection in glass or metal during breeding season. Nest has a bulky base built of grasses, weeds, roots, pine needles and seedpods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cape Wagtail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cape_Wagtail
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.