Forest Wagtail

The forest wagtail is a medium-sized wagtail with distinctive plumage, 18 cm long and slender with a long tail. It wags its tail sideways rather than up and down like other wagtails, and it is the only wagtail that nests in trees. The back and crown are olive-brown, the wings black with two yellow bars and white tertial edges, and there is a white eyebrow. It is found mainly in forested habitats (Wikipedia, general species account).

It breeds in the temperate parts of east Asia and winters across tropical Asia from India to Indonesia. It is the only species in its genus and has no subspecies.