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African Pied Wagtail
Bontkwikkie · Motacilla aguimp
A smart black-and-white waterside bird with a long, constantly wagging tail and a white eyebrow stripe. It walks and runs energetically along riverbanks, sandbars and camp lawns, snapping up insects, and often becomes tame around picnic sites. Pairs defend stretches of riverbank and roost communally, their cheerful whistling calls carrying across the water.
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Boldly black-and-white with a long wagging tail and a white eyebrow; cleaner pied pattern than the grey-brown Cape Wagtail.
Listen for its call
Loud cheery whistled "chee-chee-cheree" near water.
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident along rivers, dams and rest-camp lawns, walking briskly at the water's edge and wagging its tail constantly.
Did you know
It bobs its tail up and down almost without stopping, as if it can never quite stand still.
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