Japanese Wagtail
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| Japanese Wagtail | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Motacilla |
| Species: | M. grandis |
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| Motacilla grandis Sharpe, 1885 |
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The 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.
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- ^ 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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