Japanese wagtail
| Japanese wagtail | |
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| In Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Motacilla |
| Species: | M. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Motacilla grandis Sharpe, 1885 | |
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.
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- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Motacilla grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ 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.
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