Yellow Wagtail
BIRDING ARAGÓNYellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
ES: Lavandera boyera
Description
L: 17cm; W:25cm;
Yellowish plumage on the underparts; olive-brown in the upper ones; long tail, brown edged with white; dark legs. In breeding plumage, there is a wide variety of patterns on the male’s head, given the existence of a large number of subspecies that can hybridize, the most common being the grey-blue colour on the crown, white eyebrow, and bright yellow underparts. Females and juveniles are paler, with grey-brown crowns; the line above the eye is pale white; with dark spots on the chest.
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Summer
- Optimal Season: Mar-Oct
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: Riverbanks
Best places to see in Aragón
ROUTES
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA. ESTEPAS DE BELCHITE – EL PLANERÓN – LA LOMAZA. GALACHOS DE LA ALFRANCA DE PASTRIZ, LA CARTUJA Y EL BURGO DE EBRO. ESTEPAS DE MONEGRILLO Y PINA. SOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN. LA SOTONERA. LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN. EMBALSE DEL PAS Y SANTA RITA. MATARRAÑA – AIGUABARREIX. RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS. PARAMERAS DE BLANCAS. DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN. PARAMERAS DE CAMPO VISIEDO.
