Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea has one of the largest world ranges of any passerine with a resident breeding area of over 60 million square kilometres. The species can be found in much of Europe, Asia and parts of Africa from the UK in the west to Japan in the east and South Africa in the south.

Grey Wagtail is normally found near water especially around the muddy edges of lakes or along fast flowing streams. It is sometimes mistaken for Yellow Wagtail M. flava because the underparts can be an intense sulphur yellow colour especially in breeding plumage. However, the grey crown, back and very long grey tail are distinctive features of this species.

This bird in non-breeding plumage was in the visitor area car park in Khao Yai National Park and was reasonably tame allowing photos to be taken at close range.

Reference: BirdLife Datazone