About Motacilla grandis Sharpe, 1885
Motacilla grandis, commonly known as the Japanese wagtail, reaches approximately 20 centimeters in length. Males and females have a similar appearance: both have white underparts, with black upperparts, throats, and backs, and also have white supercilia. They have black beaks and dark grey legs and feet. Juvenile Japanese wagtails have greyer plumage than adult individuals. This species is native to Japan and Korea. Vagrant individual birds have been recorded in Taiwan, eastern China, and far-eastern Russia. Japanese wagtails inhabit inland wetlands, arable land, and urban areas.
