Black-backed Wagtail

Motacilla lugens

Also known as: Japanese Pied Wagtail

18 cm (7") Rare. Aleutians, western coast. Strays from Asia.

Black cap and back. Black breast and lower throat. Long black tail edged in white. Resembles White Wagtail but has a black, not gray, back and usually white chin beneath bill. Also in flight it shows more white in the wing.

In flight; undulating.

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