Morphologically, medium-sized partridges with a body length of 16 to 20 cm. The upper body is gray with a white eyebrow stripe on the head, the male chin is black in summer and white in winter, and the chin of the female is white all year round. The waist and tail cover feathers are yellow. The tail is long, with black central tail feathers, yellow feathers, and white outer tail feathers. The wing coverts are black with white wing spots. It is similar in appearance and size to the Yellow Wagtail , but has a grey back and black-and-white coverts on its wings. The eyes and mouth are black, and the feet are pink.
Living habits inhabit the mountains and plains of the valleys, rivers, lakes and nearby grasslands, woodlands, fields, roads, etc., generally alone or in pairs, often inhabit the water or waterside rocks, trees, telephone poles and roofs and other protrusions, the tail is constantly swinging up and down, flying in waves, while flying and making a sound. Feeds on insects, often running on the ground to catch insects, occasionally flying. The breeding period is from April to July, and it often nests in crevices such as stone crevices, wall holes, and tree holes. More common summer migratory birds or traveling birds. It is widely distributed in the waters of the Taishan Mountains and low mountains to the Wen River Basin.
Conservation status iucn:lc; terrestrial wild animals of important ecological, scientific and social value protected by the state.
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Editor: Liu Bei
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