Madagascan wagtail

Madagascan wagtail
Motacilla flaviventris in the Anjajavy Forest
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Motacilla
Species: M. flaviventris
Binomial name
Motacilla flaviventris
Hartlaub, 1860
Wagtail at Perinet reserve

The Madagascan wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and rivers.

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