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Black-backed Wagtail

Motacilla alba lugens

Photo by MJ
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35.1252, 136.91

Field Notes

Habitat:

Urban wooded area

Notes:

In Japan it is called ハクセキレイ, pronounced haku-seki-rei.

Species ID Suggestions

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba
Wild Things
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"Black-backed Wagtail" (White Wagtail subspecies)

Motacilla alba lugens

Reference Link
Liam
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