Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) - HBW 9, p. 778
French: Bergeronnette indienne
German: Mamulastelze
Spanish: Lavandera India
Other common names: Large Pied Wagtail
Taxonomy: Motacilla maderaspatensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.
Formerly regarded as a race of M. alba. Thought to form a superspecies with that and with M. grandis, M. samveasnae and M. aguimp, although recent analyses of mitochondrial DNA suggest that last species possibly more distantly related to this group. Birds from Punjab region, described as race kangrae, generally considered indistinguishable from other populations. Monotypic.
Distribution: N Pakistan E in Himalayan foothills to Bangladesh, probably to Arunachal Pradesh, and S through most of peninsular India.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a wire, preening and fluffing off the plumage. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 39 sec 4.2 -
Two birds on a rock in a river. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 28 sec 4.2 -
A calling bird on a rock at the edge of a fast flowing river. Locality Kosi River, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 3 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A bird on a wire, looking around and preening. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 37 sec 3.8 -
An adult feeding in a river Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 6 years ago 13 sec 3.7 -
A bird walking on the ground. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 3.7
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Dorsal view of a local migrant
Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 27 November 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
A bird standing on grass.
Locality Topansar Lake, Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 8 November 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A bird in side profile
Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 27 November 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird perched.
Locality Dholpur, Dholpur District, Rajasthan, India
Vaibhav Mishra 14 April 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
A bird on a rock.
Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
A bird perched on a electric wire
Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 25 November 2009 2 years ago 3.7
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Display calls Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 1987 2 years ago 4
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