Japanese wagtail

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Japanese wagtail
File:Motacilla grandis -Japan-8.jpg
In Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
M. grandis
Binomial name
Motacilla grandis
Sharpe, 1885

Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

The Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis) is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It breeds in Japan and Korea.[2] Vagrant birds have been recorded in Taiwan, eastern China and far-eastern Russia.[3] In Japan, it is generally common from Kyushu northward, but uncommon in northern and central Hokkaido.[4] It breeds near human habitation in hilly countryside. It prefers the water's edge on gravelly rivers, ponds, and inland lakes.

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. Choi Chang-Yong & Nam Hyun-Young (2008) Distribution of the Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis in Korea, Ornithological Science 7(1):85-91. [Abstract only]
  3. Brazil, Mark (2009) Birds of East Asia, Christopher Helm, London.
  4. Brazil, Mark A. (1991) The Birds of Japan, Christopher Helm, London.