A photo of a Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla clara)
Mountain Wagtail

Mountain Wagtail

Motacilla clara

The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa. A slender, long tailed wagtail with light bluish grey upperparts and white underparts with a narrow black breast band. The wings are black with white feather edges and two white wing covert bars. The outer tail is white and the tail centre is black. The face is blackish broken up with a white supercilium and the eyelid. Juveniles are browner than adults.
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Sightings

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Craig Clow
Saturday 18 Feb 2023 - 11:09am
Uganda
A photo of a Mountain Wagtail photographed in Ngodwana Club South Africa
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Linette Bothma
Sunday 12 Feb 2023 - 11:48am
South Africa
A photo of a Mountain Wagtail photographed in  South Africa
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Raymond Becker
Monday 23 Jan 2023 - 4:10pm
South Africa
A photo of a Mountain Wagtail photographed in Panorama restcamp South Africa
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Joe Sutter
Monday 09 Jan 2023 - 9:45am
South Africa
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