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The citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae.
Scientific Name : Motacilla citreola
Family : Motacillidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Wagtails And Pipits
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 15.5 - 17
Compare Size : House Sparrow +
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Habitat:
open country near water such as wet meadows and bogs
Feeding:
insectivorous
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | grey or black |
| Primaries | has some white colouration |
| Secondaries | has some white colouration |
| Underparts | In Breeding plumage bright-yellow, In Non-breeding plumge whitish-yellow |
| Head | In Breeding plumage bright-yellow execpt nape; In Non-breeding plumge brownish |
| Nape | black |
| Supercilium or eyebrow | In Non-breeding plumge yellowish |
| Note : Females look generally like washed-out versions of non-breeding males |
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