Yellow-headed Wagtail - Yellow-headed Wagtail

Japanese: キガシラセキレイ - きがしらせきれい
Yellow-headed Wagtail - Yellow-headed Wagtail

...However, in recent years, the White Wagtail and the Long-toed Lapwing have spread their range to the New World, and breed in parts of Alaska. Five species breed in Japan: the Grey Wagtail, the White Wagtail, the Grey Wagtail, the Long-toed Lapwing, and the Rock Wagtail, with the Yellow-headed Wagtail occasionally migrating. The Grey Wagtail M. cinerea (illustration) has a blue-gray back with white eyebrows and a yellow underside. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Yellow Wagtail" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,近年ハクセキレイとツメナガセキレイは新大陸にも分布を広げ,アラスカの一部でも繁殖している。日本では,キセキレイ,ハクセキレイ,セグロセキレイ,ツメナガセキレイ,イワミセキレイの5種が繁殖し,キガシラセキレイがまれに渡来する。 キセキレイM.cinerea(イラスト)は背面青灰色で白い眉斑があり,下面は黄色い。…

※「キガシラセキレイ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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