African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
About the African Pied Wagtail
The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. A striking black and white wagtail with black upperparts contrasting with white underparts, it has 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. 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,Uganda and the Western Cape.
A real field recording of the African Pied Wagtail. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Botswana, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 125 recordings for this species in total.
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