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Wagtail

The wagtail, by its scientific name Motacilla flava, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, all of Asia, all of Oceania and all of Africa.

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It is a bird belonging to the Motacillidae family and the Passeriformes order.

There is a subspecies of the spring: it is the flavéole wagtail (in the photograph). This one has a greenish head and a yellow line at eye level.

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She is recognizable by her completely black or gray head with a small white line at her eye level, her neck is yellow as well as her throat and belly, her wings are gray and white, her back is green and her tail is gray and white. . Its beak and legs are black.

In the spring wagtail, it is possible to recognize the female from the male. In fact, the female is duller than the male.

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The wagtail feeds mainly on mollusks and insects.

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She lives near the water.

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It nests in pairs, in the vegetation. She lays 4-6 eggs .

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It is a rather talkative species.

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On the conservation status of IUCN, it is: LC Least concern.

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Flavéole Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima, spring subspecies) adult transitive plumage.

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