- Japanese Wagtail
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Japanese Wagtail Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae Genus: Motacilla Species: M. grandis Binomial name Motacilla grandis
Sharpe, 1885The Japanese Wagtail, Motacilla grandis, is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It breeds in Japan and Korea.[1] Vagrant birds have been recorded in Taiwan, eastern China and far-eastern Russia.[2] In Japan, it is generally common from Kyushu northward, but uncommon in northern and central Hokkaido.[3] It breeds near human habitation in hilly countryside. It prefers the water's edge on gravelly rivers, ponds, and inland lakes.
References
- ^ Choi Chang-Yong & Nam Hyun-Young (2008) Distribution of the Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis in Korea, Ornithological Science 7(1):85-91. [Abstract only]
- ^ Brazil, Mark (2009) Birds of East Asia, Christopher Helm, London.
- ^ Brazil, Mark A. (1991) The Birds of Japan, Christopher Helm, London.
- BirdLife International 2004. Motacilla grandis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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