Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

Description

Forest Wagtail is a distinctive wagtail and the only one placed in the genus dendronanthus. This bird has a length of 18 cm, slender body size with a long tail. The back and head are olive brown and the wings are black with two yellow wing stalks and a white tertiary edge. There is a white supercilium, above the dark line through the eye. Young birds are more yellowish on the underside.

Population Size

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Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

18 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Motacillidae

GENUS

:

Dendronanthus

SPECIES

:

Dendronanthus indicus

Distribution

Forest Wagtail are found mainly in forest habitats, in forest open areas such as land clearing.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, China, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Indonesia (Sumatra Island).

Habits and Lifestyle

This bird can be found singly or in small groups. This bird nests in trees, often foraging in trees and catching insects along tree branches. Unlike other chirping birds, the forest chirping wags its tail sideways.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

This bird eats insects.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is May and June. The nest is built on a tree. The nest is made of fine grass and small roots covered with moss and cobwebs. The eggs produced amounted to 5 eggs and were incubated by female birds for 13-15 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 13-15 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 5 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Least Concern

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Reference

  1. Kicuit Hutan
  2. Forest Wagtail
  3. Forest Wagtail