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I/D Please !

Jan 12 at LV

Is it a Citrine Wagtail?

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Dear EMK

No, yours is a yellow wagtail. The diagnostic feature of a citrine wagtail is that it has a complete round pale strip behind the eye. The bird in the photo on the other hand has the eyestripe reaching
the dark part of the neck and does not form a circular pale strip behind the eye and therefore not a
citrine.

There are quite a number of photos of citrines on this website which should help you further your identity skills.

Cheers

S L Tai

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Dear S L Tai,

Thank you for the detailed elaboration. I appreciate it.

Rgds
EMK

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