Blue-headed Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

The Blue-headed Wagtail is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

one type, which resembles nominate Blue-headed Wagtail (except that the blue tones to the head are paler and more mauve and the white of the head is more extensive, particularly on the throat, ear-coverts, and supercilium) is colloquially referred to as Channel Wagtail. Footnotes - 1. ^ Wiles et al. (2000), VanderWerf et al. (2006) 2. ^ Wiles et al. (2000) 3. ^ Voelker (2002) 4. More

Blue-headed WagtailThe Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. Distribution / Range This species breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia and has a foothold in North America in Alaska. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, such as western Europe, but northern and eastern populations migrate to Africa and south Asia. More

This Blue-headed Wagtail was present close to Startops Reservoir for a few days, in a field which was just inside the Buckinghamshire boarder. The Blue-headed form of Yellow Wagtail is a scarce visitor to the county but is seen most years. To see charts of the species occurance in the county click here. More

Blue-headed Wagtail breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia and has a foothold in Alaska. It is resident in the milder parts of its range such as western Europe, but northern and eastern populations migrate to Africa and south Asia. Nominate Blue-headed Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail form a narrow hybrid zone in northern France, birds from this zone vary in appearance but one type which resembles nominate Blue-headed Wagtail is colloquially referred to as Channel Wagtail. More

! The Blue-Headed Wagtail is much more colourful than our White Wagtail. You can observe these birds near the coast of northern Germany. More

Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava flava) is the continental counterpart of our own Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima) and in males of the races they are easily separable from each other by the colouration of the head. However, Blue-headed x Yellow Wagtail (M.f.flava x flavissima) intergrades are not a new concept by any means but more detailed study in the past decade or so has proven that in northern France in particular there is a zone of hybridisation between the two aforementioned races. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Blue-headed Wagtail is classed as Local: generally fairly regular or common species that a 'county lister' or a birding beginner might be interested in going to see. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

Blue-headed Wagtail, Oxfordshire, Farmoor 18 April 2003 © Ben Sheldon Blue-headed Wagtail - Blue-headed Wagtail, Oxon, Farmoor Reservoir 20th April 2003 © Nic Hallam Blue-headed Wagtail - Blue-headed Wagtail, Oxon, Farmoor Reservoir 20th April 2003 © Nic Hallam Blue-headed Wagtail - Blue-headed Wagtail, Bedfordshire, Stewartby Lake 11th April 2004 © Steve Blain www.steveblain.co. More

The Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava), also known by a number of other names such as Yellow Wagtail is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. Male- beema race near Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. Male- beema race near Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. This species breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia and has a foothold in North America in Alaska. More

female Blue-headed Wagtail although the yellow in the supercillium may point to a flava x flavissima hybrid (Channel Wagtail). It is paired with a male flavissima. Steve would welcome further observations. Posted by CBC at 5:38 PM 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Welcome to the photo section of the Cambridgeshire Bird Club website. More

one type, which resembles nominate Blue-headed Wagtail (except that the blue tones to the head are paler and more mauve and the white of the head is more extensive, particularly on the throat, ear-coverts, and supercilium) is colloquially referred to as Channel Wagtail. More

Deutsch: WiesenschafstelzeEnglish: Blue-headed WagtailFrançais : Bergeronnette printanière Adult male Blue-headed Wagtail Wiesenschafstelze im Rapsfeld.jpg Immature Blue-headed Wagtail Immature Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava (Lukasz Lukasik).jpg Motacilla flava.jpg Motacilla flava 1. More