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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== |
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- Motacilla cinerea
Identification
Distribution
Found from Europe and North Africa over most of Asia to India, south-east Asia east to New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- M. c. cinerea:
- Eurasia; North Africa, south-eastern Asia, New Guinea
- "M. c. melanope":
- Breeds northern Asia from the Ural Mountains east to the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, south to the north-west, north and eastern Mongolia and eastern China; also in mountains from Tien Shan south to eastern Afghanistan and east along the Himalayas; winters north-eastern Africa and south-eastern Asia
- M. c. patriciae:
- Azores (Furnas and São Miguel)
- M. c. schmitzi:
- "M. c. robusta":
- Breeds extreme eastern Asia from eastern Russia, south to Korea and Japan; winters south to Sundas and New Guinea
- "M. c. canariensis":
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Motacilla cinerea (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Wagtail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Wagtail
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