African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla aguimp, photo © by Michael Plagens

On the bank of the Sosiani River west of Eldoret, Kenya. December 2015.

Sharp black-and-white plumage and a long bobbing tail make this common bird farms and urban gardens easily recognizable.

Motacillidae -- Wagtail and Pipit Family

Books

  • Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
  • Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe

More Information:


Kenya Natural History

Copyright Michael J. Plagens, page created 19 Nov. 2010,
updated 9 June 2016.