In urban areas, it has adapted to foraging on paved areas such as car parks.
At a glance
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Range map
Range map
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Shows considerable variation in plumage across the world, but never has a clear, thin and contrasting eye-brow like White-browed or Japanese Wagtail. Usually seen as singles, pairs, or small groups walking and running around, pumping the long, white-sided tail up and down.
Behavior
Occurs in varied open habitats, from wild grassy areas and wetlands to paved car parks and grassy lawns. Identified easily in flight by its loud, thick and distinctive “tsee-tsee’ call.
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