White-browed Wagtail

white-browed-wagtail

Scientific Name: Motacilla maderaspatensis
Common Name: White-browed Wagtail, Large Pied Wagtail
Other Name: Kulatthu Kuruvi

Identifying Features: white eyebrow, wagging tail, black and white plumage, long tail

Fun Facts:

  • White-browed Wagtail is the largest species of Wagtails.
  • In older times in India, White-browed Wagtail was kept in cage  for its eminent singing ability.

 

This image was clicked by Sudeshna Dey.

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