African Pied Wagtail
A species of Wagtails Scientific name : Motacilla aguimp Genus : Wagtails
African Pied Wagtail, A species of Wagtails
Botanical name: Motacilla aguimp
Genus: Wagtails
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Description
A striking black and white wagtail with black upperparts contrasting with white underparts, a white supercilium and a white patch in the folded wing. Juvenile birds are greyer, while birds of the nominate subspecies show grey flanks. They are 20 cm (7.9 in) long. 
Size
20 cm
Colors
Black
White
Life Expectancy
9 years
Feeding Habits
African Pied Wagtail primarily consumes insects, diversified by invertebrates, seeds, tadpoles, and small fish. It exhibits flexible foraging behaviors and may scavenge human scraps, showcasing adaptability in dietary preferences.
Habitat
African Pied Wagtail is typically found in a variety of wet habitats such as subtropical or tropical seasonally wet lowland grassland, rivers, and occasionally freshwater marshes. This bird often associates with human environments, frequenting towns, villages, and populated areas like parks and gardens. It also inhabits regions surrounding reservoirs, lakes, coastal lagoons, sewage ponds, and riverbanks. Preferentially, it occupies areas with perennial water bodies in drier climates. The species is adaptable to a range of elevations, from sea level up to 3000 meters in Eastern Africa, showing versatility across its habitats. During the non-breeding season, african Pied Wagtails may form communal roosts in trees, on buildings, or even on boats.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Distribution Area
The African pied wagtail is found in sub-Saharan Africa from the Eastern Cape north to extreme southern Egypt and from Guinea to western Eritrea and Somalia. It is a vagrant to Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mauritania and the Western Cape.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Wagtails Genus
Wagtails Species
African Pied Wagtail 
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