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This species breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia. 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.
Scientific Name : Motacilla flava
Family : Motacillidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Wagtails And Pipits
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 17 cm
Compare Size : Sparrow +-
Wingspan : 23 - 27 cm
Weight : 16 - 22 g
Migratory : Resident Migrant
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : April - August
Other Names :
Marathi : पिवळा धोबी, काळà¥à¤¯à¤¾ डोकà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤šà¤¾ धोबी, पिवळा परीट
Habitat:
Wetlands, Wet paddy stubbles, Pastureland
Breeding:
Eggs - 1 - 2, Nest built mainly by female
Feeding:
Small insects, Flies and beetles
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | olive |
| Underparts | In Breeding plumage yellow; In Non-breeding plumage whitish-yellow |
| Head | In Breeding plumage dark-grey; |
| Auriculars or Ear Patches or ear coverts | In Breeding plumage dark-grey; |
| Throat | yellow |
| Wing | dark-grey with white wing bars |
| Supercilium or eyebrow | only seen in Non-breeding plumage; straight with very slight yellowish tinge |
| Note : breeding males have variety of colour patterns aspecillay in head area but overall it is olive above and yellow below |
|
| Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | brown |
| Wing | black with white wing bars |
| Upperparts | whitish or yellowish |
| Throat | whitish or yellowish |
| Supercilium or eyebrow | straight with very slight yellowish tinge |
