White-browed Wagtail

How to identify

Field marks

1. White supercilium prominent
2. Broad white wing-bar
3. Outer tail feathers white

Male, female and young

Female has less intense black than male; juvenile has brownish-gray in the corresponding areas.

Voice

It often gives a wheezy “wheech”; the song is loud and prolonged.

Where and when it's recorded

White-browed Wagtail has been recorded at 264 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. GKVK CampusIndia3,098 records
2. Saul Kere / Sowl KereIndia2,534 records
3. Tharamangalam-West Car StreetIndia2,296 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaNepalBangladeshPakistanBhutanSri Lanka

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. The specific name is derived from the Indian city of Madras (now Chennai).

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