Description:

Medium sized wagtail, with varied plumages, but mostly black and white. Extremely variable, with black-and-white head pattern, grey or black mantle, and largely white to largely black wing-coverts. Head pattern, and grey or black mantle, indicate racial identification of breeding males.

Distribution:

Common passage migrant all accros Gilgit-Baltistan, with some birds spending summer in higher valleys. Breeds by running waters in open country in hills and mountains. On migration and winters near water in open country, fields and villages.

Behavior:

Forages while walking, picks at items on the ground or darts forwards to snatch prey; jumps up to take insects in the air. Sometimes wades in shallow water, picking invertebrates from the surface, or hovers to snatch prey. Food includes wide range of small terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of White Wagtail in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of White Wagtail

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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