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Dendronanthus

  • Dendronanthus

    Dendronanthus, or forest wagtail, is a wagtail genus in the family Motacillidae.
    It has some distinct features:
    - a distinctive plumage that sets it apart from other wagtails, 
    - has the habit of wagging its tail sideways unlike the usual up and down movements of the other wagtail species,
    - is the only wagtail species that nests in trees.

    Dendronanthus: "Dendron" (δένδρον) is the Greek word for "tree"; Anthus introduced for the pipits.

    1/ Forest Wagtail (Chìa vôi rừng, Dendronanthus indicus)

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