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Western Yellow WagtailAlternate name(s): "Yellow Wagtail" (many others for individual races) Size: 15-16 cm; wing span: 23-27 cm; Weight: 16-22 g |
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Photos |
Race "flava"
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ADULT |
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Additional information |
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of an juvenile Western Yellow Wagtail
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, October 2009]
Near-frontal view of an juvenile Western Yellow Wagtail checking
out the photographer
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, October 2009]
Near-lateral view of an juvenile Western Yellow Wagtail
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, October 2009]
Lateral view of an juvenile Western Yellow Wagtail
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, October 2009]
Lateral/ventral view of an juvenile Western Yellow Wagtail
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, October 2009]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile Western Yellow Wagtail hovering near a pond
[Campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, October 2009]
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Food, Diet |
Like all Motacilla wagtails known to us, Western Yellow Wagtails are insectivores.
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
yelwagt_dw_20200604.m4a |
flava (Poland) |
Contact calls? | © DW | |
yelwagt_jp_20200316.m4a |
iberiae (SW Portugal) |
Contact call? (male) | © JP | |
yelwagt_jp_20200505.m4a |
iberiae (SW Portugal) |
Contact calls? | © JP | |
yelwagt_jp_20200517.m4a |
iberiae (SW Portugal) |
Contact calls? (in-flight) | © JP | |
yelwagt_jp_20200316_2.m4a |
iberiae (SW Portugal) |
Various (male) | © JP |
More Western Yellow Wagtail sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.