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African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sabie river thickets

Notes:

Poor pics but the only one of these we saw during the whole trip.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Its actually very similar to the European White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba) and same family but my African books do not list scientific names in most cases. I searched and it is actually Motacilla aguimp.
Bruce Weiskotten
Looks a bit like the european magpie we have in Italy. Is it a Pica species?

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PublishedNovember 18, 2011

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