Great white wagtail - Great white wagtail

Japanese: オオハクセキレイ - おおはくせきれい
Great white wagtail - Great white wagtail

...On the other hand, a subspecies of this species, the Great White Wagtail M. a . leucopsis , has recently begun breeding in southwestern Honshu and Kyushu. The Japanese Wagtail M. grandis (illustration), endemic to Japan, the Indian Wagtail M. maderaspatensis , and the African Wagtail M. aguimp , widely distributed in Africa, are closely related to the Wagtail and are thought to have differentiated in a relatively recent geological period. The Long-toed Lapwing M. flava has a gray-blue head and a yellow belly. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "great white wagtail" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一方この種の亜種のホオジロハクセキレイM.a.leucopsisが,最近本州南西部と九州で繁殖するようになった。日本特産種のセグロセキレイM.grandis(イラスト),インドのオオハクセキレイM.maderaspatensis,アフリカに広く分布するアフリカハクセキレイM.aguimpなどはハクセキレイの近縁種で,比較的新しい地質時代に分化したものと考えられる。 ツメナガセキレイM.flavaは頭上が灰青色で,腹が黄色い。…

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