Sign in to see your badges. Distinctive but variable: all plumages are some bold combination of black, white, and gray. Shows considerable variation in plumage across the world, but never has a clear, thin and contrasting eye-brow like White-browed or Japanese Wagtail. Occurs in varied open habitats, from wild grassy areas and wetlands to paved car parks and grassy lawns.
Usually seen as singles, pairs, or small groups walking and running around, pumping the long, white-sided tail up and down.
Naturalized : Exotic population is self-sustaining, breeding in the wild, persisting for many years, and not maintained through ongoing releases including vagrants from Naturalized populations. These count in official eBird totals and, where applicable, have been accepted by regional bird records committee s. Provisional : Either: 1 member of exotic population that is breeding in the wild, self-propagating, and has persisted for multiple years, but not yet Naturalized; 2 rarity of uncertain provenance, with natural vagrancy or captive provenance both considered plausible.
When applicable, eBird generally defers to bird records committees for records formally considered to be of "uncertain provenance". Provisional species count in official eBird totals. Escapee : Exotic species known or suspected to be escaped or released, including those that have bred but don't yet fulfill the criteria for Provisional. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals.
Skip to content. Passeriformes Motacillidae. Exotic species Exotic species flags differentiate locally introduced species from native species.
