Japanese Wagtail
Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis is nearly endemic to Japan, but vagrants occasionally reach mainland Chinese coast and Taiwan. Distinguished from black-backed races of White Wagtail M. alba by larger size and nearly all-black head, broken only by white supercilium, forehead, and chin. Very similar to White-browed Wagtail M. maderaspatensis of Indian subcontinent, but ranges widely … Continue reading Japanese Wagtail