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
Nest Placement
Shrub
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 thrives in varied wet environments like seasonally wet lowland grassland, rivers, and marshes. Adaptable to urban spaces, african Pied Wagtail is common in towns and city parks. It favors perennial water sources in drier regions and is found at elevations up to 3000 meters in Eastern Africa. Communal roosts are formed during the non-breeding season.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
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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
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Chordates Class
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Wagtails Genus
Wagtails Species
African Pied Wagtail 
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