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Grey Wagtail, Gebirgsstelze

Motacilla cinerea (M. c. schmitzi)

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32.6511, -16.9097

Field Notes

Description:

colorful bird with yellow breast and tail, grey and white and black, size: a bit smaller than a common starling, always wiggling with its tail

Habitat:

nearby water

Notes:

@ monkey

Reference Links:

Grey Wagtail

Species ID Suggestions

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

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Ava T-B
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Comments (4)
Ava T-B
You're welcome -- nice spotting.
Ava T-B
Your behavioral description made this so easy to look up -- "always wiggling with its tail" was the giveaway! I use Birds of Europe by Jonsson for birds on your side of the Atlantic.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World
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Portugal's Biodiversity
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PublishedOctober 24, 2011

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