White-Browed Wagtail

The White-Browed Wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. The white-browed wagtail is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent and a resident breeder there. It can be found west of Bangladesh, east of the Indus River, and south of the Himalayas. It inhabits habitats of open freshwater wetlands. It is one of the few Motacilla wagtails that has successfully acclimated to urban environments, and it is frequently spotted perched on water storage in residential buildings.

With a length of 21 cm, the white-browed wagtail is the largest species of wagtail. It is a thin bird with a long, continuously waving tail that is unique to its species. Its head, breast, and upper parts are all black, while its broad white wing bar and supercilium are white. It never has white on the forehead, in contrast to white wagtails. White makes up the remaining underparts. The black is less intense in the female than it is in the man. Young people resemble females who are brown or gray, whereas adults are black.