LOCAL NAMES

• Alu helapenda, අළු හැලපෙන්දා, વેગટેલ, కణాటీర పిట్ట, வாக்டெயில், वेग्टेल, വാഗ്ടെയിൽ, bergeronnette, Bachstelze, aguzanieves, মেটে খঞ্জন, વન પીળકીયો, ಬೂದು ಸಿಪಿಲೆ, വഴികുലുക്കി, करडा धोबी, फुस्रो टिकटिके, சாம்பல்நிற வாலாட்டிக் குருவி
• Afrikaans Gryskwikkie
• Albanian Bishtatundësi i malit
• Arabic أبوفصادة رمادي
• Armenian Լեռնային խաղտտնիկ
• Asturian Llavandera real
• Azerbaijani Dağ çaydaçapanı
• Basque Buztanikara horia
• Bulgarian Планинска стърчиопашка
• Catalan Cuereta torrentera
• Chinese 灰鶺鴒
• Chinese (SIM) 灰鹡鸰
• Croatian gorska pastirica
• Czech konipas horský
• Danish Bjergvipstjert
• Dutch Grote Gele Kwikstaart
• English Gray Wagtail
• English (United States) Gray Wagtail
• Faroese Áarerla
• Finnish virtavästäräkki
• French Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
• French (French Guiana) Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
• Galician Lavandeira real
• German Gebirgsstelze
• Greek Σταχτοσουσουράδα
• Hebrew נחליאלי זנבתן
• Hindi सलेटी खंजन
• Hungarian Hegyi billegető
• Icelandic Straumerla
• Indonesian Kicuit batu
• Italian Ballerina gialla
• Japanese キセキレイ
• Korean 노랑할미새
• Latvian Pelēkā cielava
• Lithuanian Kalninė kielė
• Malayalam വഴികുലുക്കി
• Marathi करडा धोबी
• Mongolian Уулын цэгцгий
• Norwegian vintererle
• Persian دم‌ جنبانک خاکستری
• Polish pliszka górska
• Portuguese (Portugal) Alvéola-cinzenta
• Portuguese (RAA) Lavandeira
• Portuguese (RAM) Lavandeira
• Romanian Codobatură de munte
• Russian Горная трясогузка
• Serbian Potočna pliska
• Slovak trasochvost horský
• Slovenian Siva pastirica
• Spanish Lavandera Cascadeña
• Spanish (Spain) Lavandera cascadeña
• Swedish forsärla
• Thai นกเด้าลมหลังเทา
• Turkish Dağ Kuyruksallayanı
• Ukrainian Плиска гірська

DESCRIPTION

Motacilla cinerea, Handsome long-tailed bird is a member of the wagtail family. The species is widely distributed, with several populations breeding in Eurosiberia and migrating to tropical regions in Asia and Africa. All plumages have gray head and back, with whitish eyebrow, bright yellow belly and vent. Breeding male has a black throat, mostly yellow underparts. Breeding female often has some dark on the throat, paler yellow underparts. Often near flowing water with nearby rocks or surrogate rocky habitat, from mountain streams to weirs in suburban parklands. Song is a repetitive series of high-pitched notes; calls are like … Called Alu helapenda locally. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail.