Japanese Wagtail

Motacilla grandis Sharpe, 1885

Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis is a passerine in the wagtail and pipit family, found in Japan and the southern Korean Peninsula, with breeding from Hokkaido to Kyushu and wintering as far south as the Ryukyu Islands. It was described by Sharpe in 1885. It is a bird of inland wetlands, farmland and towns. Nests are placed in cavities close to water, and both adults care for the eggs and young. Four to six eggs are laid in a clutch. Large flocks roost together in trees.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits

Breeding range

Palearctic: Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan) and s Korean Pen.

Nonbreeding range

to Ryukyu Is. (s Japan)