Western yellow wagtail / Schafstelze (Motacilla flava)

Schafstelze. 2024-02-02 16:00:54 Asia NIKON D5600 ISO 500
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Classification: Genus Motacilla (Motacilla); Family Motacillidae (Motacillidae)
Yellow, gray head, white mask.
Song: Song primitive and less striking. Beware differences in calls and songs between different subspecies. [Link]
Calls: Contact call characteristic and widely used; a sharp, drawn out "pseeeoo" with an accented ending falling in pitch. A variable phrase with two or three notes resembling the contact call in timbre. [Link]
Physical details: length=17 cm, wingspan=23-27 cm, weight=14-21 g
Habitats: Wetland
Looks similar to: Tawny pipit.
Song: Just a few notes, call seems to be common but song rare. Very short chirp of ~ 1 sec, long pause of 3 secs. At Wauwilermoos it seemed to be 'Twee tweetwee (higher note:) twee!'
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 3-9 KHz
XC721189 - Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava cinereocapilla - song.
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Call: General: Single note repeated
Song: sperling ähnliches lh lh lh. Dachte die wären melodisch?? Nein. BL chirpy ml ml [Link]

XC653784 - Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava flavissima - call.
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Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-9 KHz, Special sounds: swoop.
First documented observation: 2022-04-12 in Mallorca. Most recent observation: 2024-09-14 in La Sauge.