Grey Wagtail

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Motacillidae (Pipits & Wagtails)

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

黄腹灰鹡鸰 (huáng-fù huī jílíng)

    Malay : Pipit-Batu Pinggul Kuning

    Japanese : キセキレイ (ki sekirei)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 黄鶺鴒

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 60,700,000km²
    Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) : 103,000,000km²
    Migratory Status : Full Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 17–20 cm; Male 15–22 g, Female 14–20 g

    

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution

• Motacilla cinerea cinerea (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
  – breeds in Eurasia, from the Canary Islands, Europe, and north Africa (Atlas Mountains) east to Siberia and Japan; winters to north and east Africa, southern Asia, and southeastern Asia.
• Motacilla cinerea schmitzi
  – Madeira.
• Motacilla cinerea patriciae 
  – Azores (Furnas, São Miguel).

Distribution Map

Motacilla cinerea cinerea

Date : 12 February 2025

Location : Gunung Alab Bird Watching Point, KM55 Jalan Penampang-Tambunan,

Daerah Penampang,  Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Motacilla cinerea cinerea

Date : 03 September 2022

Location : Jalan Lady Maxwell, Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, Daerah Raub, Pahang