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ViewsCape WagtailFrom Opus
[edit] IdentificationL. 20 cm, Wt. 20 g
[edit] DistributionSub-Saharan Africa: DRC, Uganda and Kenya in the north to southern South Africa. [edit] HabitatAlmost anywhere where there is water with open ground nearby, from fynbos to forest edge and through alpine grasslands to the Namib Desert. [edit] Taxonomy[edit] Subspecies[1]Motacilla capensis has three subspecies:
[edit] BehaviourGregarious [edit] DietUsually forages by walking purposefully, picking or darting after insects. Also wades through shallow water, picking prey in or over water. Mainly insects, dead or alive, including moths, dragonflies, ants, caterpillars, beetles, mosquitoes and termites. [edit] BreedingSolitary nester retaining same mate for successive breeding attempts and will attack its reflection in glass or metal during breeding season. Nest has a bulky base built of grasses, weeds, roots, pine needles and seedpods. [edit] References
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