Summary ²

The grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) is a small member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae. The species looks similar to the yellow wagtail but has the yellow on its underside restricted to the throat and vent. Breeding males have a black throat. The species is widely distributed, with several populations breeding in Europe and Asia and migrating to tropical regions in Asia and Africa. They are usually seen on open marshy ground or meadows where they walk...

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1. (c) Mark Kilner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/markkilner/8826472192/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motacilla_cinerea

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