White-browed Wagtail

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When to see the White-browed Wagtail

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-browed Wagtail

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Sri Lanka.

About the White-browed Wagtail

The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. They are conspicuously patterned with black above and white below, a prominent white brow, shoulder stripe and outer tail feathers. White-browed wagtails are native to the Indian subcontinent, common near small water bodies and have adapted to urban environments where they often nest on roof tops. The specific name is derived from the Indian city of Madras.

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Easily confused with

Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensisIt is a slender 15–16 cm long bird, with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpA striking black and white wagtail with black upperparts contrasting with white underparts, it has a white supercilium and a white patch in the folded wing. Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreolaIt is a slender, 15.5–17 cm long bird, with the long, constantly wagging tail characteristic of the genus Motacilla.

Side by side: Grey Wagtail vs White-browed Wagtail · Cape Wagtail vs White-browed Wagtail · Eastern Yellow Wagtail vs White-browed Wagtail · African Pied Wagtail vs White-browed Wagtail · Citrine Wagtail vs White-browed Wagtail