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Wagtail, Cape

Roberts No: 713

Familiar garden bird. Forages by walking purposefully pecking ground and low vegetation. Walks in shallow water pecking at insects in and just above it. Tame in gardens. Calls ‘tseeep’ when foraging. Has a longer whistle ‘seeee you’.

Family Name:
Motacilla capensis
Common Name:
Wagtail, Cape
Size:
19 to 20 cm
Status:
Resident
Food:
mainly insects, also tadpoles, aphids