Citrine Wagtail

Scientific name: Stercorarius parasiticus
Mongolian name: Шар Түрүүт Цэгцгий
Order: Passeriformes
Bird family: Motacillidae (Wagtails, pipits)
Conservation status: LC

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The Citrine Wagtail or Yellow-headed Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae. The term citrine refers to its yellowish colouration.

Length :15.5-17 cm

Weight:18–25 g

Population : 2,000,000-4,999,999 individuals

Habitat: This species breeds in north central Asia in wet meadows and tundra. It migrates in winter to South Asia, often to highland areas.

Diet: insects and crustaceans

 

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